D-Day Landing Craft - Part 2 - How 4,126 Allied Craft made the Normandy Landings Possible

D-Day Landing Craft - Part 2 - How 4,126 ‘Allied Craft made the Normandy Landings Possible
With Andrew Whitmarsh
Part of our DDay and Battle of Normandy series
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Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
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D-Day, one of the most decisive moments of the Second World War, could not have happened without thousands of landing craft. Yet their role, and that of their crews, has often been overlooked. In this first show, Andrew takes us through the types of craft deployed and the strategy before and on D-Day. ddaylandingcra...
Part 2: Landings on D-Day onwards
Summarise each of the five beaches in general terms: giving a sense of how things unfold throughout the day from the point of view of landing craft and their crews, mixing analysis and veterans’ accounts; mention of follow-up forces.
· Includes initial landings going through to D+1
· D-Day: craft lost and crew casualties
· After D-Day: landing craft on both sides of the Channel inc. Ferry Service (based at Normandy), Shuttle Service (repeated Channel crossings) inc organisation in the UK for providing further loads for returning craft, losses, casualties, repair, harbours (Mulberry and other)
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Great show! Brilliant expert who knows his stuff. Most LC's look so basic, but with all the different types and functions it really demonstrates the complexities of Overlord and how well prepared the Allies were to tackle all the challenges they expected.

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Cheers Paul and Andrew, so much knowledge on a fascinating subject….just love the detail and quality historian’s on WW2TV.