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Old October 24th, 2009, 04:49 PM
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does anyone know when the u.s army captured their planned brittany ports?,and when the ports were first used for unloading supplies from the states?.cheers.
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Lee, I have it somewhere in a book. It's going to be hard to find. I'll see if I can run it down.
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Try the book excerp here: History of United States Naval ... - Google Books

However, I think most of your answers may be found here: Chapter 16 - The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany
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thanks Mac,it is a terrible shame that more lst,s were not available in the immediate post d-day build up of supplies etc.i know the planners thought there were enough shallow draft craft for nertune/overlord,but imo,there should have been more.cheers.
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