For many soldiers, Operation Overlord represented the baptism of fire, and anxiety setted in fast. But this time it was not a question of waiting for an umpteenth exercise or a review, this was waiting for war. The military is accustomed to the expectation that is part of their job. The embarkation of American soldiers on Allied transport ships. It is at this moment that the soldiers boarded the transport ships and started waiting.
Then, as of May 26th for the British-Canadian forces and May 30th for the American forces, they were redirected from the assembly areas to nineteen embarkation points. They received the additional material necessary for the accomplishment of their mission and the quality of the meals served improved considerably. On the other hand, the situation was different for the troops.Īt the end of May 194, soldiers participating in the invasion of the “European fortress” joined assembly areas where they were forbidden to make any contact with the outside world. There were no consequences of these modifications for the equipment: ammunition, vehicles, fuels and spare parts had already been loaded on board transport ships in British ports. Then, because of the storm that broke out in the English Channel, it delayed the operation for another twenty-four hours. Originally planned to begin on the 1st of June 1944, General Eisenhower made the decision on 8th May to postpone its start until the 5th of June. The launch date for Overlord operation changed several times. The process of embarking on board transport ships The 2nd (US) Ranger Battalion en route for embarkation on the Weymouth harbor. The embarkation of the units and the expectation period aboard the armada Operation Neptune – Normandy landings
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