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Four days before the Normandy landings
Four days before the Normandy landings, Eisenhower instructed the air chiefs to minimise civilian casualties. His note preceded the three most intensive months of Allied bombing over France. © Crown Copyright. Courtesy The National Archives, AIR37.1012.
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Churchill had reluctantly accepted the Transportation Plan
Churchill had reluctantly accepted the Transportation Plan, but agreed an informal upper limit of 10,000 French civilian deaths with Eisenhower’s Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. The Prime Minister sent a succession of memos to Tedder asking if … Continue reading
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The end of the Transportation Plan debate
The end of the Transportation Plan debate. Eisenhower’s letter to Churchill of 2 May 1944 insisted that the plan was an indispensable part of preparations for D-Day. The explicit backing given Eisenhower by President Roosevelt settled the issue. © Crown … Continue reading
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