Talk:Normandy landings/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) 11:42, 2 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Order of Battle: I have rearranged the material regarding the defenses on the Cotentin Peninsula using the map on p. 22 of Goldstein et al. If it will still be too confusing, perhaps I should remove the units that were not directly involved on D-Day itself. What's your opinion? I have removed the other units stationed further west on the Cotentin. Regarding the 914th Arty Regt, that was a typo, Ford & Zaloga states 352nd Artillery Regiment (p.63). I have added more citations as to where the data came from for all the units. Regarding who controlled which armoured reserve divisions (Hitler, Rommel, Geyr), none of the books I have available locally contain that information, but I will keep looking. I am willing to put the data in a table if you think that's necessary but looking over other orders of battle (Kursk, Juno Beach, and El Alamein are the ones I looked at) none of them seem to be in tables, so I am having trouble visualising how this would work out. Regarding the German divisional areas, I have reorganised the content; please see if this is better.✅
 * Regarding who had control of what reserves, it's not covered in the sources I have here, and it's kinda a moot point anyway, as Hitler would have final approval regardless.✅
 * Subordinate formations of Army Group B: I can't see where these were involved in D-Day itself, except for 21st Panzers. Added -- Diannaa (talk)


 * Under operational control of 21st Army Group (Montgomery): This is mentioned right below the header "Allied order of battle".✅ my mistake
 * 6th Airborne Division: Ford & Zaloga shows them as part of British 1 Corps (p 200) and I can find nothing in the other source books that contradict this.✅
 * Lead has been expanded; I will look it over again later and see what else needs doing. -- Diannaa (talk) 20:44, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I think the lead is okay now; please see if you agreee. -- Diannaa (talk) 00:43, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree, listed. Well done! Peacemaker67 (send... over) 01:25, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for a great review and for helping with this important project. Best, -- Diannaa (talk) 01:33, 5 June 2014 (UTC)