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Evaluation of the Aerial Interdiction Campaign Known as the 'Transportation Plan' for the D-Day Invasion, Early January 1944 to Late June 1944.

ADA397995

Publication Date	1997
Personal Author	Veeder, T. A.
Page Count	55
Abstract	The various airmen leading the air war had great differences of opinion regarding what to target in the European theater of operations in support of Operation Overlord. The central leadership figures were Lt. General Carl Spaatz, USSTAF commander, and Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, AEAF commander. Each of these men obviously wanted to support the planned Allied invasion, but they held differing opinions in regard to how to best support the invasion troops. They were greatly influenced by both personal experience and the advice of their respective scientific advisors, Walt W. Rostow and Dr. Solly Zuckerman. This research focuses on the period January 1944 through the end of June 1944. It includes a literature review of published memoirs and historic accounts of the individuals involved in the decision to implement the transportation plan. Numerous facts support a discussion of each of the airmen's interests and the controversy that surrounded the transportation campaign. The implementation of the transportation interdiction campaign resulted in the successful denial of German reinforcements to the Normandy beachhead. This success was a result of five significant factors. These were as follows: (1) the vast numbers of Allied aircraft relative to the Germans helped achieve and maintain air superiority; (2) the increased variety of targets which were attacked in implementation of the transportation plan; (3) the oil campaign with its impact on German aircraft availability and quality of German combat pilots; (4) the German's indecision to commit their reserves based on the belief that the real invasion had not yet occurred; and (5) the impact of the scientific advisors on the military leadership's decisions. These factors were crucial in contributing to the success of the transportation plan in support of the D-Day invasion.
Keywords	Interdiction Military planning Second world war Military history Theater level operations Decision making Aerial warfare Officer personnel Air power Air force operations Germany(East and west) D-day D-day invasion Transportation plan
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Air Command and Staff Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research paper.
NTIS Issue Number	200210

Evaluation of the Aerial Interdiction Campaign Known as the 'Transportation Plan' for the D-Day Invasion, Early January 1944 to Late June 1944.

Evaluation of the Aerial Interdiction Campaign Known as the 'Transportation Plan' for the D-Day Invasion, Early January 1944 to Late June 1944.
ADA397995

Publication Date	1997
Personal Author	Veeder, T. A.
Page Count	55
Abstract	The various airmen leading the air war had great differences of opinion regarding what to target in the European theater of operations in support of Operation Overlord. The central leadership figures were Lt. General Carl Spaatz, USSTAF commander, and Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, AEAF commander. Each of these men obviously wanted to support the planned Allied invasion, but they held differing opinions in regard to how to best support the invasion troops. They were greatly influenced by both personal experience and the advice of their respective scientific advisors, Walt W. Rostow and Dr. Solly Zuckerman. This research focuses on the period January 1944 through the end of June 1944. It includes a literature review of published memoirs and historic accounts of the individuals involved in the decision to implement the transportation plan. Numerous facts support a discussion of each of the airmen's interests and the controversy that surrounded the transportation campaign. The implementation of the transportation interdiction campaign resulted in the successful denial of German reinforcements to the Normandy beachhead. This success was a result of five significant factors. These were as follows: (1) the vast numbers of Allied aircraft relative to the Germans helped achieve and maintain air superiority; (2) the increased variety of targets which were attacked in implementation of the transportation plan; (3) the oil campaign with its impact on German aircraft availability and quality of German combat pilots; (4) the German's indecision to commit their reserves based on the belief that the real invasion had not yet occurred; and (5) the impact of the scientific advisors on the military leadership's decisions. These factors were crucial in contributing to the success of the transportation plan in support of the D-Day invasion.
Keywords	Interdiction Military planning Second world war Military history Theater level operations Decision making Aerial warfare Officer personnel Air power Air force operations Germany(East and west) D-day D-day invasion Transportation plan
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Air Command and Staff Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research paper.
NTIS Issue Number	200210