Initial Joint Plan - Neptune Operation (Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library)
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Contained in the binder are extracts of pertinent portions of the initial joint plan for the Neptune operation received from Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. Mission: to secure a lodgment on the continent from which further offensive operations can be developed. It is not an isolated operation, but is part of a large strategic plan designed to bring about the total defeat of Germany by means of heavy and concerted assaults upon German-occupied Europe from the UK, Mediterranean, and Russia. Table of contents: general (mission, target date, chain of command); intention (general plan of action); resources for assault; preliminary operations; assault phase; the build-up; mounting; operational policy; administration; and intelligence."