Further Research
This website deals primarily with the planning for D-day and the sites connected with planning, intelligence gathering and the logistics for the landings themselves. There are many Museums, Archives and websites which cover other aspects of D-Day and WW2. Listed below are just some of the websites that you may find useful for the next stage of your research:
Museums:
Please let us know if you find a useful museum via the contact page and we will add it.
The D-Day Story Portsmouth, UK
Castletown D-Day Museum, Portland Dorset, UK
The REME Museum Lyneham, Wiltshire, UK
Royal Air Force Museum, Midlands & London, UK
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Sussex, UK: SOE related display
Imperial War Museum, Duxford and London, UK
Beaulieu (motor museum) Hampshire, UK: SOE Training Training Base Exhibit
Archives:
Graves and Memorials
Airfield Information
Family History Resources:
This is a list of suggestions, rather than recommendations. Please not that most of the information is only available by paid subscription. Some such as Ancestry.com do a free trial, but do remember to cancel the card details before the end of the trail period, if you don't wish to continue.
Specialist Websites & Resources
https://www.coppsurvey.uk/ A trusted source of information about the Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (C.O.P.P)
https://www.youtube.com/@WW2TV A trusted source of information which contains many discussions with historians about D-Day.
The Build Up to D-Day: The logistics of D-Day between 1 Jan and 30 Jun 1944 Is a specialist resource for those researching D-Day logistics.
https://bit.ly/creteblog The Crete Fleet- Concrete Ship & Mulberry Blog. A well researched source of information about Concrete Ships and Mulberry Harbour components.
Britain's D-Day Heritage related Tours
https://hiddenhistorytours.uk/ A walk back in time. Hidden History Tours cover Tunnels, bunkers, dungeons, prisons, forts, shadow factories, air raid shelters, atomic bomb stores including Britain's D-Day Heritage locations of Fort Southwick, Southwick House and Lepe Embarkation site and Mulberry Phoenix Construction Site
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