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D-Day 80 - The Planning, Preparation, and Execution of an Airborne Operation
With Jeff McGovern
Part of our DDay and Battle of Normandy series
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The focus of histories is often on the execution of a military operation and not on the massive effort that goes into the training and the planning that occurs before an “H-Hour.” Operation NEPTUNE’s planning started in early 1943 and an airborne assault was always a part of this plan. To ensure the success of Op NEPTUNE’s airborne assault, a Joint Team i.e., Troop Carrier air and Airborne ground forces, needed to forge a partnership in men and materiel on a scale never before attempted. This presentation will cover key aspects of this massive and ultimately successful effort.
Jeff McGovern is a PhD and a researcher and historian who foremost has had the good fortune to be employed over the last decade as a US Air Force historian and as battle staff ride historian. he has led some 65 staff rides for the US military in Europe that covered events from World War I through the Cold War. He was a US Army paratrooper with the 3/505 Parachute Infantry Regiment for four out of my eight years of soldiering with the U.S. Army.
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D-Day 80 - The Planning, Preparation, and Execution of an Airborne Operation
With Jeff McGovern
Part of our DDay and Battle of Normandy series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lD-VIZrUhFbYxwDvdobbkEs&si=alYb5gBq6fxj5zoL
Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCyOAGNszPdUOkA43dfSldX&si=bfIRjfLj4XKUcXds
The focus of histories is often on the execution of a military operation and not on the massive effort that goes into the training and the planning that occurs before an “H-Hour.” Operation NEPTUNE’s planning started in early 1943 and an airborne assault was always a part of this plan. To ensure the success of Op NEPTUNE’s airborne assault, a Joint Team i.e., Troop Carrier air and Airborne ground forces, needed to forge a partnership in men and materiel on a scale never before attempted. This presentation will cover key aspects of this massive and ultimately successful effort.
Jeff McGovern is a PhD and a researcher and historian who foremost has had the good fortune to be employed over the last decade as a US Air Force historian and as battle staff ride historian. he has led some 65 staff rides for the US military in Europe that covered events from World War I through the Cold War. He was a US Army paratrooper with the 3/505 Parachute Infantry Regiment for four out of my eight years of soldiering with the U.S. Army.
His website: https://troopcarrier.blog/
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