Operation Overload page 1 by ric gustafson
In one of the briefing books for Operation Overload, it was noted that an operation of this nature and size had never been attempted. First, this operation was to be staged across the English Channel. Winston Churchill had reservations about a seaborne invasion. They preferred to invade North Africa and Italy.
The United States originally planned a small scale invasion in 1942. Then they promised Joseph Stalin in 1943 that they would invade France in 1944. General Dwight D Eisenhower was chosen to lead the invasion. The name ' Overload' was chosen by Churchill. The Germans thought that a port city would have to be captured first. They were wrong.
The largest seaborne invasion in history fell on one man's shoulders.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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