The chart was annotated and prepared for use in carrying out the gunfire support missions of the Texas, a unit of the Heavy Bombardment Group assigned to Force 0 for the assault on the north coast of France, June 1944. It was issued to and used by the gunnery officer of the USS Texas in preparation for Operation Neptune, the amphibious phase of Operation Overlord. This British Admiralty chart is one of many prepared early in 1944 for the invasion of France. There are handwritten notes indicating German gun emplacements on the coast and calculations for firing positions offshore. One topographical map of the invasion area of the coast of Normandy, France used by USS Texas (BB-35) during her bombardment operations in support of the landings, 6 June 1944.
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