Preparations · Reference 1271

The landings planned off Vierville

1271
 

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
CHARLIE

Low Sea
H-55

Sunrise
H-30

Low
Sea
5.25 a.m.

Sunrise
6:00 a.m.

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]
16 Sherman-DD amphibious tanks
(CieC/743°Car tanks)

4 LCT 590, 591.713, 588 leaving offshore: 
16 Sherman-DD tanks
amphibians
(CieB/743°C
tanks)

 
H 6.30 a.m.
2 LCT 2050 and 2275:
4 Sherman tanks
(1/4 Cie A/743)
+ 2 Sherman-bulldozer tanks with
explosive trailer
(610° Cie du Génie)
SETF support
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:
CieG/116° Reg.
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:
CieC/2° Bat Rangers 
H+30 7:00 a.m.
2 LCVP: CieH/116°Reg
(heavy weapons)
1 LCA: HQ Cie G/116
2 LCVP: DCA
7 LCA: CieB/116° Reg.
1 LCA: HQ Cie A/116
1 LCVP: DCA
 
H+40 7:10 a.m.
1 LCM:advanced det.
121°Bat. Engineering
(Colonel Ploger)
1 LCVP: detacht. advanced
147° Bat. Beach Engineers
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:
Advanced PC 116°Reg. (Col. Canham)
and General Cota of 29°Div.
5 LCA:CiesA+B/2°Bat.
Rangers

3 LCT 703,622,704:
121°Bat. Engineering+ CiesB/C/147°Bat.Genie
+ 293Jasco + 3565OrdnCo
 
H+65 7.35 a.m. 7 LCA: 5° Bat.Rangers
(Colonel Schneider)
 
H+70 7.40 a.m.
LCI 91:
HQ 116° Reg.
+121° and 147°Bat.Gen.
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]
16 howitzers
58°Bat. Armored
Country artillery
+ elm 743TankBat
+ elm 111 Artillery Bat
+ Elm 121 and 147 Bat Genie
+élm 500th Collect. Cy
 
H+100 8:10 a.m.
LCI 92:
Advanced PC 6°BrSpGen
+Elem.121° and 147°Bat of
Engineering
 
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.
 
H+120 8:30 a.m.
2 LCT 147 and 153:
elements 467°Bat.AA:
half tracks with
Quadruple sharpeners 12.7mm
or cannon 37mm and 2x12,7mm
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:
PC 116°Reg.
and 6°BrSpGen
(Colonel Thompson)
+ elements 104°Bat.Medical
 
H+180 9.30 a.m.
 CTA 570: [LCT 570]
121° and 147° Bat Engineering 
(bulls, cranes, trucks...)

3 LCM: Marine Recovery and Rescue Teams
  3 LCT 714, 2297, 767:
121° and 147° Bat Engineering
(bulls, cranes, trucks...)
 
H+215
10:05
2 LCT 587, 535:
Other vehicles
743 Bat Chars
1/116 Bat Inf
112 and 121st Bat engineers
Elm 29thMilitary Police
2 LCT 590, 591:
Other vehicles
CieB 81st Bat
Mortars 120mm
+Elm 320th bat Balloons
 
H+225
10.15
2 LCT 571, 572:
Other vehicles
121 and 149th Bat Genie
320th Bat Balloons
5th Bat Ranger
Det. Reconn. 58th Battalion Blind Artillery
Elm 3565th Ord. Cy.
 
H+240
Full Sea
10.30 am
Ponton Rhino of
LST 315
Ponton Rhino of
LST 316
 
Low Sea 18h00
2nd tide
(which may not include units of Force "B")
Ponton Rhino of
LST 332
 
 

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