I am preparing a map showing the German defences on the British invasion sector and the Second Army fireplan. I fear I am going bonkers and missed either a target or an effect. The attachments are :- 1. A list of German dispositions (from various sources) and fireplan targets. (from the Second Army Fireplan May 1944) 2. A map, based on an Excel chart projected from grid references. What have I missed or got wrong? (I should put, if anything, but that is a tad optimistic!) Are the German defenders correctly located and identified? Which would anyone dispute? Have I missed any of the fireplan targets?
From a very cursory look on the phone, the placement of the heavy bomber beach bombardment markers looks more like 'actual' rather than 'plan', but that's a bit nit-picky.
For the fireplan it looks like you have not used ONEAST. Plenty of information there though, much of it (apparently) not in your fireplan. Michel
What is ON East - point me at it and I will check. The fireplan is real. Its taken from the Second Army file copy with the pencil corrections made during the co-ordination meetings. .
Interesting, but I need to study them in more detail to identify any accuracy issues (if there are any). I think ONEAST is Operation Neptune East, but I don't know what documents(?) Michel is alluding to. Thanks for sharing them! Simon.
The map has been generated from the eastings and northings of the dispositions and 2nd Army fireplan.
