D-Day Logs

Excellent talk Chris. Many thanks.

03.08.2025 06:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

An old railway carriage re-purposed as a military barracks, in the snow.

Another from my trawl at NARA. Taken at O-675, Savernake Forest. The caption reads: "The Administration Building of the 3276th QM Service Co, Irongates Camp, Marlborough, Wilts, England. This is one of the many buildings which is made out of out-moded subway cars. 3 Mar 44".

07.05.2025 01:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cows wander between two rows of parked US transportation vehicles at an Ordnance Depot near Bristol in Febuary 1944

This photo has been around a bit but I still love it. Taken at O-637, Ashton Court, Bristol. The original caption reads "February 16, 1944".

03.05.2025 01:27 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tank, vertical on its nose, is recovered on the beach at Woolacombe

A week or so before my self-imposed period of interest starts, this was taken on 18 Dec 43 at Woolacombe, but I love the composition. The official caption reads "Tank, lost overboard during amphibious training at US Assault Training Center, is recovered and towed to shore"

01.05.2025 22:26 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Paul, Stephen Fisher responded on the Facebook group with a thread he’d done on X about them in the past. Basically came too late as you suggest, plus would have replaced tanks Irving which were needed. Photo caption says March 44. Some were used, but mainly as DUKW substitutes.

01.05.2025 01:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Alligator amphibious vehicles in a vehicle depot in Southern England on 23 March 1944

Today's puzzling find at NARA was the picture below showing 'Alligators' at a supply depot in Southern England (unspecified) on 23 Mar 44.
My understanding has always been that these were not used in the Normandy assault so what are they doing in a vehicle depot in March? Or am I wrong?

30.04.2025 01:28 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

Dorchester Castle in May 1944 with US guards and flag flying

Well, they let me in. First day at NARA in DC has yielded about 750 photos, most of which I hadn't seen before. Below is a US flag flying on Dorchester Castle when it was headquarters of Marshalling Area D. It, and the rest, will be up on my website in due course.

28.04.2025 23:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excellent,as usual. Many thanks.

18.01.2025 07:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Build Up to D-Day The logistics of D-Day between 1 Jan and 30 Jun 1944

Www.ddaybuildup.info if it meets your criteria?

14.01.2025 07:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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My presentation on Paul Woodadge's WW2TV is available for those who are interested, particularly those not based in southern England where I do most of my talks. The link is www.youtube.com/live/JZkXqVC... and is also a buton towards the top of my own website (www.ddaybuildup.info). Enjoy!

07.12.2024 12:37 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

On Thursday (5th Dec), at 19.00Z I'm talking on Paul Woodadge's WW2TV channel which can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZkX... (if all the technological DUKWs are in a row). The video should also be available thereafter for those whose time zones or busy lives mean they can't watch live.

28.11.2024 16:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Build Up to D-Day The logistics of D-Day between 1 Jan and 30 Jun 1944

For my 1st post here I'd like to announce an update to www.ddaybuildup.info. This adds US units 31 Mar to 30 Jun, hopefully improves the ease of use of the dashboard to get reports, adds a Unit Location report and starts to expose photos/maps that I have found. Constructive critism welcomed

15.11.2024 09:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0