GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.8 – Operation OVERLORD: The Airfields Campaign

Elliott Marsh posted: "In addition to the attrition raids against the Reich, the neutralisation of Luftwaffe airfields in western Europe had also been marked as a priority from the very beginning of the planning of Operation OVERLORD.  Elliott Marsh looks at the next phase of t" New post on GAR D-Day 70 – Pt.8 – Operation OVERLORD: The Airfields Campaign by Elliott Marsh In addition to the attrition raids against the Reich, the neutralisation of Luftwaffe airfields in western Europe had also been marked as a priority from the very beginning of the planning of Operation OVERLORD. Elliott Marsh looks at the next phase of the bombing campaign against the Luftwaffe in the months immediately prior to invasion, and the effect this had on Germany's ability to launch an aerial counter-offensive against the Allied invasion. Read more of this post Elliott Marsh URL: http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/lcAGm