Re: Luftwaffe aerial recon prior to D-Day
According to Feindnachrichtensblatt 5/44 AOK Norwegen following are known to the germans
The movement of troops has more or less stopped, since they probably are in their positions before an attack (over the channel)
They are concentrated in south england and middle england.
Several messages are given to prepare for attack
Several messages (orders) of big exercises
Movement of HQ to assembly areas
High radio traffic between english and american units
production of a big moveable harbour
Forces
50 Inf Div
8 Airborne div
14 pz Brig
15 pz Div
Air rec was not flown in the first half of april so accurate position of units are not known (end of april)
Big concentration of landing boats in south england ( Poole - Portsmouth and Harwich - Great Yarmouth) Possible also in english channels (fjords).
American armor landing boats are mounted in english harbours.
Allied air forces show signs of preparing for invasion shortly
Troops:
South england: about 750.000
Middle england: about 650.000
In a report from the Kriegsmarine, the invasion are expected in june - july in france
Best from Norway
Olve
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