Operation Overlord: The Logistic Build-Up to D-Day
Much has been written about D-Day and the Normandy campaign, but how the troops were marshalled, protected, fed, supplied, trained, hidden, armed and mended has not been well documented. Since “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals study logistics,“* this seems an omission.
In this engaging talk, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Barrington Brown introduces the research behind his growing website, gained by trawling through thousands of files from UK, US and Canadian archives, into the logistical build-up to one of the best-known dates in British military history. This talk is illustrated by a collection of maps, diagrams, photographs and reports which tell the story of Operation Overlord. You can find the work-in-progress at www.ddaybuildup.info
*attributed to General Omar Bradley
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Barrington Brown
Chris Barrington Brown served for twelve years in the Regular Gunners, followed by 33 in the Reserves, specialising in the Cyber field. In 1992 he set up and then ran a successful software company focused on defence and counterterrorism. He lives in Romsey with his wife Amanda, CEO of a national charity, and has one son who teaches History in inner-city Oldham. Since making his business employee-owned in 2022 he has been studying, and talking about, the logistic build-up to D-Day. He can also be found orienteering and making maps for Gunner history projects.
Light refreshments are included in the ticket price, as well as the opportunity to explore the museum after dark before the talk begins.
