National Archive Reference: WO 171/670
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Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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CLARE | Feb. 13. | Bde Comd left Bde HQ for LONDON. | |
(Suffolk) | 50 (N) Div Planning Instr No. 1 issued. | ||
14 | 1100 | Bde Comd attended conference with GOC at ASHLEY GDNS. Also present were | |
Comd 69 Bde. CRA OC Div Sigs. CRASC ADOS PMLO | |||
" 231 Bde. CRE A/Q ADMS CREME | |||
" 8 Armd Bde | |||
Capt Creswell RN | |||
and was handed a copy of 50 (N) Div outline Plan with appendices. | |||
15 | NTR | ||
16 | Amendment No. 1 to 50 (N) Div Planning Instr No. 1 issued. | ||
Conference of C.Os of Bns was held at CLARE on personnel and vehs to be | |||
carried on assault scale. Recommendations were made and a copy of the | |||
details sent to 50 (N) Div. | |||
17 | NTR | ||
18 | NTR |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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19 | |||
LONDON | 20 | 1300 | Bde I.O. Capt W.W. TEGGIN reported to Adv HQ 50 (N) Div at Ashley Gardens |
Victoria S.W. to set up Adv Bde Planning HQ. | |||
21 | 0930 | Bde I.O. attended conference at Adv HQ 50 (N) Div called by GSO III (I) who | |
explained 50 (N) Div Outline Plan. This envisaged a landing by the | |||
Division on the coast of enemy occupied FRANCE with its immediate objective | |||
the capture of the high ground S. SE and SW of BAYEUX by the evening of | |||
D Day. Points dealt with at the conference were :- | |||
Order of battle - Own Tps. | |||
Order of battle - Enemy | |||
Topography | |||
Beach Defences. | |||
Maps of the assault area were issued, together with defence overprints and | |||
air photographs. It was agreed that pending the arrival of the | |||
, | remainder of Adv Bde HQ the I.Os of the four Bdes, 69, 151, 231 and 56 should |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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work with GSO III (I) 50 (N) Div. | |||
22 | Detailed study began of Bde task, set up of maps, study of air photographs | ||
and study of 50 (N) Div Special Intelligence Summary Nos. 10 and 11 and | |||
defence overprints. | |||
23 | Firm shipping allotment issued by 50 (N) Div. | ||
24 | Part of I Sec arrived in London and reported to Bde I.O. to assist in | ||
planning work. Bde I.O. gave details of the plan and laid down what would | |||
have to be prepared against the arrival of the remainder of the planning | |||
staff. |