Overlord (Pan Military Classics) (77 page)

social life in England
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and Hitler’s interference with military decisions
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and the
bocage
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fall of Cherbourg
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air support for the ground troops
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,
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flies Eisenhower over enemy lines
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Quesnay woods
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Quiberon Bay
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Rammelkampf
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Ramsay, Sir Bertram
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Ranes
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RANKIN, operation
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,
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Ranville
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Ratliffe, Lieutenant Floyd
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,
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Raymond, Corporal Dick
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,
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Reed, Sergeant Oliver
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regimental system
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Rehm, Ranger Mike
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Reisler, Lieutenant Philip
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,
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religious services
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Rennes
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Rennie, Major-General T.G.
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,
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rest periods
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Rhys, David
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Richardson, Brigadier Charles

joins 21st Army Group
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operation GOODWOOD
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,
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and Montgomery’s confidence
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and criticism of Montgomery
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on air support
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,
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Richardson, Major Charles
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,
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,
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Richardson, Private Fayette (‘Rich’)
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,
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,
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,
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Richter, General
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rifles
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Ritchie, Lieutenant-General N.M.
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Roach, Corporal Peter
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,
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Roberts, Major-General G.P.B. (‘Pip’)
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,
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,
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Robinson, Edward G.
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Roenne, Colonel Baron Alexis von
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Rommel, Field-Marshal Erwin

ability
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,
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preparations against invasion
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,
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,
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on eve of invasion
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,
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on D-Day
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attempts to stem the tide
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,
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expectation of second invasion
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,
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,
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confident that Allies would be repelled
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style of command
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fatalism sets in
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Hitler encourages
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,
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holds the line
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at Caen
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and fall of Cherbourg
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last meeting with Hitler
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pessimism at the outcome of Normandy
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and negotiations with the Allies
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suicide
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ignorance of Allied plans
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Roosevelt, Franklin D.
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,
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decides to attack Germany first
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operation ANVIL
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selects Eisenhower to command OVERLAND
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and Germany’s development of an atomic bomb
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unconditional surrender statement
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Rose, Brigadier Maurice
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Ross, Colonel George Macleod
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,
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Rotthof, Gerard
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ROUNDUP, operation
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reconnaissance of Normandy area
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transportation of airborne troops
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and support for ground troops
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shot at by U.S.A.A.F.
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Quesada on their ground support
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see also
air forces, Allied

Bomber Command

bombing war in Europe
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operation TOTALIZE
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operation TRACTABLE
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2nd Tactical Air Force
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Coningham commands
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Forward Air Controllers (FAC)
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,
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,
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shortage of pilots
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operation TOTALIZE
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D-Day bombardment
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firing on own aircraft
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Royal Marines
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commandos
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Rudder, Colonel
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Ruge, Admiral
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Rundstedt, Field-Marshal Gerd von

preparations against an invasion
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,
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as C-in-C
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Hitler’s orders to
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and use of armour in Normandy
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and Cherbourg
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withdrawal from Caen
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resigns
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ignorance of Allied plans
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Rylands, Captain Robert
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,
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St Barthélémy
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St Denis
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St Denis-le-Gast
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St Hilaire
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St Jean-de-Daye
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St Lambert
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,
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,
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,
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,
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St Laurent
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St Lô
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,
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,
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St Mère Eglise
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,
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,
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St Sauveur
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St Sever
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St Sylvain
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Sainte Honorine
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Salmuth, General von
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Saloman, Lieutenant Sid
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Schaaf, Lieutenant Rudolf
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Scheldt, river
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Schickner, Corporal Wilhelm
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,
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Schlieben, General von
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Schneid, Sadi
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Schultz, Captain
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Schultz, John
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Schweppenburg, General Geyr von
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,
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,
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,
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Schwerin, Graf von
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Scott, Group-Captain Desmond
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security
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,
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Sertell, Sergeant
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Severloh, Lance-Corporal Hein
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,
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SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force)

paper work
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,
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D-Day
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assessment of the
bocage
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criticism of Montgomery
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,
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and air support for ground troops
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scepticism of the British
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Shea (Cota’s aide)
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Shipley, Private Joe
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Sicily, invasion of
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,
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,
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Simonds, Lieutenant-General Guy

ability
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operation TOTALIZE
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,
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operation TRACTABLE
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and the Falaise gap
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Slatter, Major
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sleep
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,
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,
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Slim, Field-Marshal William
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Small, Private George
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,
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,
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Smith, Brigadier
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Smith, Dodger
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Smith, Captain James
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Smith, Lieutenant-General W. Bedell
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,
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Smuts, J.C.
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snipers
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,
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Soissons
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Soulangy
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Soviet Union

Hitler invades
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German front in
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,
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,
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,
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Spaatz, General Carl (‘Tooey’)
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Spalding, Lieutenant John
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Special Air Service
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,
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Speer, Albert
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Speidel, General Hans
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,
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anti-Hitler conspiracy
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,
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,
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D-Day
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withdrawal from Caen
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Sperrle, Field-Marshal Hugo
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Spitzbergen
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Stalin, Joseph, and operation ANVIL
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Stauffenburg, Count von
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Stephens, Sergeant Jim
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Stimson, Henry
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Stober, Sergeant Hans
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Stokes, Richard
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storms 19–23 June
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,
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Straube, General Eric
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Student, General Kurt
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sub-machine guns
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Sully
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supplies
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,
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,
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Sutton, Brian
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Svboda, Frank
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,
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Svenner
, H.N.M.S.
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Sword beach
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,
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,
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,
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tanks

preparation
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,
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use of specialised
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,
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,
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at Villers-Bocage
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lack of co-operation with infantry
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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types
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,
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,
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in defensive positions
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superiority of German
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,
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life in
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‘Rhino’ modifications
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Taylor, General Maxwell
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Tedder, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur
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,
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appointed Deputy Supreme Commander
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