The Normandy Invasion
The Technical Services in OVERLORD
The following chapters, dealing with OVERLORD planning and participation, are extracted from the Technical Services volumes of the U.S. Army in World War II series:
![Chemical Mortars at UTAH Beach](../../../images/Reference/normandy/ts-cws.jpg)
The Chemical Warfare Service
- The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat
- Chapter IV: Theater Supply Europe
- Chapter IX: Large Area Smoke Screens in the ETO
- Chapter XII: The Chemical Mortar in the ETO
- Chapter XVI: The Flame Thrower in the War Against Germany
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The Corps of Engineers
- The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany
- Chapter XIII: Looking Ahead to the Continent
- Chapter XIV: Preparing for the D-Day Landings
- Chapter XV: The Landings on OMAHA and UTAH
- Chapter XVI: Developing Beaches and Reconstructing Ports
![Medics administering first aid to invasion casualties on UTAH](../../../images/Reference/normandy/ts-med.jpg)
The Medical Department
- The Medical Department: Medical Services in the European Theater
- Chapter VI: Preparations for Invasion
- Chapter VII: Introduction to Battle
![Rhino ferry discharging ordnance troops and supplies on a Normandy beach](../../../images/Reference/normandy/ts-ord.jpg)
The Ordnance Department
- The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront
- Chapter XIII: Arming for Grand Campaign
- Chapter XIV: The Far Shore in Normandy
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The Quartermaster Corps
- The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Germany
- Chapter XI: The Build-Up for OVERLORD
![WACs operating a radio-telephoto transmitter at a Signal Corps station in England](../../../images/Reference/normandy/ts-sig.jpg)
The Signal Corps
- The Signal Corps: The Outcome
- Chapter III: The Signal Corps in the ETO to mid-1944
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The Transportation Corps
- The Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas
- Chapter VI: The Invasion of Normandy
Complete Citations for the Extracted Volumes in The Technical Services in OVERLORD
- Beck, Alfred M., Bortz, Abe, Lynch, Charles W., Mayo, Lida and Weld, Ralph F. The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1985.
- Bykofsky, Joseph and Larson, Harold. The Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1957.
- Cosmas, Graham A. and Cowdrey Albert E. The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC. 1992.
- Kleber, Brooks and Birdsell, Dale. The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC., 1966.
- Mayo, Lida. The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC., 1968.
- Ross, William F. and Romanus, Charles F. The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Germany. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC., 1965.
- Thompson, G.R. and Harris, Dixie R. The Signal Corps: The Outcome. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1966.