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The D-Day invasion was one of the most

complex military operations ever undertaken.
160,000 troops crossed the English Channel in
one day, with support from hundreds of warships
and planes.
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General Montgomery was assigned to command

the 21st Army Group which consisted of all Allied
ground forces that would take part in Operation
Overlord, under the overall direction of the
Supreme Commander, American General Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
The Imperial War Museum has released General

Bernard Montgomerys battle plan for that day. It
fits, surprisingly, on a single sheet of paper. The
plan, written in pencil, has Most Secret written
at the top. At the bottom is written: The key
note of everything to be SIMPLICITY. In
between is the breakdown of armed forces into
sections and lists the special armored vehicles
used by the first troops ashore.
Prime Minister Churchill with General

Montgomery at the latters HQ in Normandy, July
1944.
The release of the document commemorates the

72nd anniversary of the invasion, which took
place on June 6th, 1944.
Also released was a handwritten draft of General

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was read out loud by officers to their men just

before the operation. Alan Moorehead was one
of the journalists who heard Montgomery speak,
as he did after every formal inspection of troops:
I wanted to come here today so that we

could get to know one another: so that I
could have a look at you and you could have
a look at me if you think thats worth doing.
We have got to go off and do a job together

very soon now, you and I, and we must have
confidence in one another. And now that I
have seen you I have complete confidence
complete confidence absolutely complete
confidence. And you must have confidence
in me.
That was the beginning. For a hundred yards

all round him row after row of young
upturned faces, an atmosphere of
adolescent innocence and simplicity. They
sat on the grass keeping utterly still lest they
should lose a word.
We have been fighting the Germans a long

time now, Montgomery went on. A very long
time a good deal too long. I expect like me
you are beginning to get a bit tired of it
beginning to feel its about time we finished
the thing off.
And we can do it. We can do it. No doubt

about that. No doubt about that whatever.
The well-trained British soldier will beat the
German every time. We saw it in Africa. We
chased him into the sea in Tunisia then we
went over to Sicily and chased him into the
sea again I dont know if there are any
more seas
This was the point where the soldiers relaxed

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Germans had been beaten in Africa. They

werent so wonderful.
The newspapers keep calling it the Second

Front, Montgomery continued. I dont know
why they call it the Second Front. I myself
have been fighting the Germans on a
number of fronts, and I expect a good few of
you have too.
They should call it Front Number Six or Front

Number Seven. As long as they dont want
us to fight on Front Number Thirteen
Most of the tenseness had gone out of the

soldiers now. Monty was all right. He didnt
talk a lot of cock about courage and liberty.
He knew what it was like. And perhaps one
had been taking the whole thing a bit too
seriously. It wouldnt be so bad.
Then We dont want to forget the German

is a good soldier a very good soldier
indeed. But when I look around this morning
and see the magnificent soldiers here
some of the best soldiers I have seen in my
lifetime I have no doubt in my mind about
the outcome no doubt whatever. No doubt
at all that you and I will see this thing
through, together.
Finally Now I cant stay any longer. I

expect some of you have come a long way to
get here this morning and you want to get
back. (Some of them had been traveling
since 4 am.) I just want to say good-bye and
very good luck to each one of you. (Source)
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Montgomerys plans for D-Day.
Anthony Richards, head of documents and

sound at the museum, said, While the official
nature of much of Montys papers has already
formed the basis for historical studies of the
operations in which he was involved, the
opportunity now exists for people to look more
closely at his personal documents and see
Monty as a more human figure. The draft of his
personal message shows his desire to connect
directly with the troops under his command in
order to inspire them.
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Monday, December 5, 2016

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The D-Day invasion was one of the most

General Montgomery was assigned to command

The Imperial War Museum has released General

Prime Minister Churchill with General

The release of the document commemorates the

Also released was a handwritten draft of General

was read out loud by officers to their men just

I wanted to come here today so that we

We have got to go off and do a job together

That was the beginning. For a hundred yards

We have been fighting the Germans a long

And we can do it. We can do it. No doubt

This was the point where the soldiers relaxed

Germans had been beaten in Africa. They

The newspapers keep calling it the Second

They should call it Front Number Six or Front

Most of the tenseness had gone out of the

Then We dont want to forget the German

Finally Now I cant stay any longer. I

Montgomerys plans for D-Day.

Anthony Richards, head of documents and

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