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Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
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May 1 | Bde I.O. with Bde Sigs Offr left Bde HQ for marshalling area for | |||
Exercise FABIUS. | ||||
2 | 1500 | Bde Comd, Bde I.O. Sigs Offr and Signal party embarked on HMS ALBRIGHTON | ||
for Exercise FABIUS. | ||||
3 | D Day Exercise FABIUS postponed 24 hours. | |||
4 | D Day Exercise FABIUS. | |||
1400 | Bde HQ established at LEIGH PARK158294 Bns 689 DLI concentrated area | |||
1528, 1529. | ||||
6 | 1800 | Bde HQ returned to TOOTHILL CAMP from LEIGH PARK. Bns also returned to | ||
previous locations. | ||||
7 | 1430 | Bde Comd attended an A and Q planning conference at Army HQ PORTSMOUTH. | ||
8 | 1030 | Bde Comd attended conference with GOC at HQ 50 (N) Div. | ||
9 | 1000 | Bde Comd visited HQ 50 (N) Div and discussed D/F plan with BM RA. | ||
1500 | Comd 69 Bde Brig KNOX DSO visited Bde HQ and discussed his plan for | |||
forthcoming operation with the Bde Comd, also deciding upon the composition |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
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and command of the group to form a joint post between the two Bdes on their | ||||
final objective. BM and Bde I.O. also attended. | ||||
1800 | Comd 56 Bde Brig PEPPER visited Bde HQ and discussed his plan for | |||
operation OVERLORD with the Bde Comd. It was decided that the composition | ||||
of the group forming the joint post between the two Bns on their final | ||||
objective on D Day should be similar to the post established with 69 Bde. | ||||
1900 | 50 (N) Div O.O. No. 1 for Operation OVERLORD issued. | |||
50 (N) Div Adm Order No. 1 for Operation OVERLORD issued. | ||||
11 | 1030 | Bde Comd attended a demonstration carried out by troops of 6 DLI at LEPE | ||
(884186) to practice the disembarkation of personnel from LCI by means of | ||||
LCM. | ||||
I.O. 69 Inf Bde called at Bde HQ to see Bde I.O. who supplied him with a | ||||
trace of the proposed Bn positions on the final objective on D Day. | ||||
NIGHTINGALE | 12 | 1400 | Bde H.Q. closed at TOOTHILL Camp and reopened at NIGHTINGALE Camp. | |
CAMP. | 1830 | Bde Comd held a conference in the Briefing Centre. C.Os of Bns 2 i/cs BM |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
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and Bde I.O. attended. The Bde Comd presented the outline plan of | ||||
50 (N) Div for operation OVERLORD and dealt in detail with the Bde plan | ||||
for the operation. He also explained the policy of 50 (N) Div re "briefing" | ||||
of junior officers which would take place at a later date on "bogus" maps. | ||||
13 | 1000 | The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the European Theatre, | ||
General Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Army visited the Bde and inspected all | ||||
units of the Bde group. | ||||
1500 | Bde Comd visited HQ 50 (N) Div and subsequently proceeded to LEPE (884186) | |||
to attend a conference with Force G.3 when the naval plan for operation | ||||
OVERLORD was discussed. BM also attended this conference. | ||||
15 | Bde Comd held a conference at Bde HQ at which questions of signal | |||
communications with the mobile column of 6 and 9 DLI on operation OVERLORD | ||||
was discussed. C.Os of Bns attended together with BM GSO (III) Bde I.O. | ||||
and Bde Sig Offr. | ||||
1730 | Bde Comd saw C.O. 4/7 DG reference an R.V. on D Day for his squadron comd |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
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to meet C.O. 6 DLI. | ||||
Bde instr issued re Exercise on 16th practising the unloading of LCI by LCM. | Appx J | |||
16 | Bde Comd accompanied by GSO III attended the Exercise carried out by Bns | |||
and Bde HQ personnel to practice the unloading of tps and equipment from | ||||
LCI by LCM. | ||||
17 | 151 (Durham) Inf Bde O.O. No. 101 for operation OVERLORD issued. | Appx H | ||
151 (Durham) Inf Bde Intelligence Summary No. 101 issued. | Appx. I | |||
19 | 1000 | GSO III attended conference at 69 Bde at which certain aspects of | ||
operation OVERLORD was discussed. | ||||
1430 | Bde Comd conferred with C.Os of each 689 DLI on their draft plans for | |||
operation OVERLORD. | ||||
20 | 0930 | Bde I.O. attended Force G.3 HQ to attend Exercise for stand by assault | ||
plan for HMS ALBRIGHTON. | ||||
Bde Comd attended a conference at which Gen. Montgomery addressed Senior | ||||
Commanders on the subject of the OVERLORD Operation. |