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Chart of planned landings on Vierville
About 7,000 men out of
36 LCT, 2 Rhino pontoons
3 LCI,
93 LCVP, LCA and LCM,
and 10 DUKW
had to land within the first 4 hours
In blue: Infantry and Rangers
in green: Chars and Artillery
in red: engineers
In brown: miscellaneous
| Time | GMT+2 time | Sector DOG WHITE 650m |
Sector DOG GREEN 900m |
Sector |
|
Low Sea Sunrise |
Low Sunrise |
of the villa Defortescu at the villa Richard |
of the descent of Vierville (D1) at the villa Defortescu |
west of Vierville descent (D1) |
| H-5 | 6.25 a.m. |
4 CTA 589.587.586.535 that dump offshore: [LCT 589] |
4 LCT 590, 591.713, 588 leaving offshore: |
|
| H | 6.30 a.m. |
2 LCT 2050 and 2275: |
2 LCT 2227 and 2273: 4 Sherman tanks (1/4 Cie A/743) + 2 Sherman tanks- bulldozer with explosive trailer (610° Cie du Génie) SETF support |
|
| H+1 | 6:31 |
6 LCA: |
6 LCA: CieA/116°Reg. |
|
| H+3 | 6:33 p.m. | 3 LCM: 3 SETF teams (demolition obstacles beaches) 146° Bat. Engineering + Navy) |
3 LCM: 3 SETF teams (demolition obstacles range) 146° Bat. Engineering + Navy) |
2 LCA: |
| H+30 | 7:00 a.m. |
2 LCVP: CieH/116°Reg |
7 LCA: CieB/116° Reg. 1 LCA: HQ Cie A/116 1 LCVP: DCA |
|
| H+40 | 7:10 a.m. |
1 LCM:advanced det. |
6 LCVP: CieD/116°Reg (heavy weapons) 1 LCM: det. advanced 121°Bat. Engineering 1 LCA: Det. advanced 147° Bat. Beach Engineering 3 LCA: HQ1° Bat/116° Reg.Inf. |
|
| H+50 | 7:20 a.m. |
6 LCVP: CieK/116° Reg. |
7 LCVP: CieC/116° Reg. 1 LCM: det. advanced 121°Bat.Genie |
| H+57 | 7:27 |
. |
4 LCVP: CieB/81°Bat. Mortars 120mm |
|
| H+60 | 7:30 a.m. |
.1 LCVP No. 71: |
5 LCA:CiesA+B/2°Bat. 3 LCT 703,622,704: |
|
| H+65 | 7.35 a.m. | 7 LCA: 5° Bat.Rangers (Colonel Schneider) |
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| H+70 | 7.40 a.m. |
LCI 91: |
8 LCA: 5° Bat.Rangers 2 LCT 775, 705 and 1 LCM: 121° Bat.Genie and miscellaneous vehicles Inf, Ran, Tanks |
|
| H+90 | 8:00 |
5 CTA 197,364,332,207,29: [LCT 197] |
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| H+100 | 8:10 a.m. |
LCI 92: |
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| H+110 | 8:20 a.m. | 7 DUKW(decks): Canons Cie of 116° Reg. (6 105mm short howitzers) 3 DUKW(decks): 3 anti-tank guns (57mm) of 116° Reg. |
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| H+120 | 8:30 a.m. |
2 LCT 147 and 153: |
2 LCT 27 and 214: elements 467°Bat.AA: half tracks with Quadruple sharpeners 12.7mm or 37mm and 2x12.7mm barrel |
|
| H+150 | 9:00 |
LCI 84: |
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| H+180 | 9.30 a.m. |
CTA 570: [LCT 570] 3 LCM: Marine Recovery and Rescue Teams |
3 LCT 714, 2297, 767: 121° and 147° Bat Engineering (bulls, cranes, trucks...) |
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|
H+215 |
10:05 |
2 LCT 587, 535: |
2 LCT 590, 591: |
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|
H+225 |
10.15 |
2 LCT 571, 572: |
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H+240 |
10.30 am |
Ponton Rhino of |
Ponton Rhino of |
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| Low Sea | 18h00 2nd tide |
(which may not include units of Force "B") |
Ponton Rhino of LST 332 |