![]() ![]() This fleet is based mainly in five ports of England whose names follow below.Ī “Landing Craft Tanks” carrying tanks and men goes out to sea. All of these forces represent more than 5,300 boats of all types plus 4,000 relay boats between shore and offshore vessels. 8 to 16 separate convoys in turn make up the top five. In total, the fleet consists of five major forces, one for each beach. It is General Montgomery who is at his head.Ĭomposition of the Allied Armada in Normandy Photo: US National ArchivesĪll landing forces will be designated as belonging to the 21st Army Corps and will be included in the 1st US Army and 2nd British Army. The embarkation of American soldiers on Allied transport ships. He wants to see the creation of a fifth landing beach, located west of Omaha, directly south of Cherbourg, in the Cotentin region: it is the birth of the Utah beach sector, which will be under the responsibility Americans. Initially, four sectors of beaches are chosen, located between the rivers Vire and Orne and designated by a specific code name: Omaha, American sector, Gold, Juno and Sword, Anglo-French-Canadian sectors.īut very quickly, the English General Bernard Montgomery informs the high-command ally that the taking of Cherbourg is a priority for the smooth running of this operation, knowing that it is the deepest water port closest to these four beaches. Part of the Allied Armada in one of the ports of England. ![]() The men and equipment transport operation across the Channel, codenamed Neptune, is overseen by the commander-in-chief of the Allied Fleet: Admiral Bertram Ramsay. ![]() ![]() "Gooseberries" & "Blockships" General presentation of the Allied Armada (page 1/2) Operation Neptune – Normandy LandingĪllied naval officers receive, on April 10, 1944, confirmation of a landing in northern France and more specifically on the coasts of Lower Normandy. ![]()
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