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List of maps. Assault on Normandy, June 1944 ; Final Overlord plan, June 6, 1944
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Allied countries and chain of command
Axis countries and chain of command
World War II timeline
Key players
A note to readers
The plan
The invasion
Epilogue: The days that followed
The United States declaration of war on Germany
The five greatest tanks of the war
The largest battleships of the war
The most effective bombers of the war
Weapons carried by U.S., U.K., Canadian, and German ground troops
Carrier pigeons
Operation Fortitude: the inflatable army
Caring for the wounded
Clothing and equipment issued to a new GI in 1943
Monthly pay for an American GI in 1940
What they carried
U.S. Airborne divisions
What they carried
U.S. ground assault troops
K Rations: food on the go for American troops
Numbers tell part of the story
Operation Overlord timeline.
Map legend
Allied countries and chain of command
Axis countries and chain of command
World War II timeline
Key players
A note to readers
The plan
The invasion
Epilogue: The days that followed
The United States declaration of war on Germany
The five greatest tanks of the war
The largest battleships of the war
The most effective bombers of the war
Weapons carried by U.S., U.K., Canadian, and German ground troops
Carrier pigeons
Operation Fortitude: the inflatable army
Caring for the wounded
Clothing and equipment issued to a new GI in 1943
Monthly pay for an American GI in 1940
What they carried
U.S. Airborne divisions
What they carried
U.S. ground assault troops
K Rations: food on the go for American troops
Numbers tell part of the story
Operation Overlord timeline.