D-day 6 juni 1944
De aanval op de bruggen bij Bénouville en Ranville
In de nacht van 5 op 6 juni 1944 landen zes Britse zweefvliegtuigen geruisloos bij het dorp Bénouville. Aan boord bevonden zich paratroepen die in een verrassingsaanval de bruggen over het Caen-kanaal en de Orne-rivier moesten veroveren. Binnen enkele minuten waren de Duitse wachten uitgeschakeld en beide bruggen stevig in Britse handen – het eerste beslissende succes van D-Day.
Doel
- verovering van de Bénouville brug over het Caen kanaal en de Ranville brug over de Orne rivier om te voorkomen dat het kanaal en de rivier door Duitse troepen als verdedigingslinie kan worden gebruikt.
- Beschermen van de geallieerde oostflank tegen Duitse tegenaanvallen.
- Het de geallieerden mogelijk maken om het bruggenhoofd uit te breiden met troepen vanaf Sword Beach.
Plan ‘Operatie main de coup’
- Verover beide bruggen in een verassingsaanval.
- Gebruik voor iedere brug drie gliders. Iedere glider kan 30 manschappen vervoeren.
- Verdedig de bruggen en wacht op versterking van de 1ste Speciale Service Brigade die zal landen op Sword Beach.
21. Army group
∟I. Corps
∟6. airborne division
∟Ox and Bucks Light Infantry regiment
∟2. bataljon
∟B. compagnie (2 pelotons)
∟D. compagnie (4 pelotons)
Heeresgruppe B
∟7. Armee
∟LXXXIV Armeekorps
∟716 . infanterie division
∟736 grenadier regiment
∟II. bataljon
∟wachtdetachement van 50 man
6 juni
00:16 Pegasus brug
Landing eerste glider
I’ll wake up at around 7 a.m. and immediately start my habit-stacking routine, which includes the following tasks: Making my bed, Washing my face, Drinking a pint of lemon water, Preparing and drinking a nutritious smoothie, Reviewing my goals, Writing down two to four important tasks for the day.
07:30 AM
Head out for cycling
I head out for a walk. I always bring my iPhone to use the Stitcher app to listen to a variety of podcasts on topics such as self-publishing, internet marketing, investing and other motivational podcasts. Also, I keep the Evernote app in a key location on my phone—in case I want to record an idea from one of these podcasts
08:00 – 10:00 AM
Start writing
I do my first (and sometimes only) block of writing. Usually, I work on a Kindle book, blog post or piece of content. On occasion, I’ll write something for my own personal enjoyment.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Work on different things
I’ll do a few different things: work on a project, reply to messages from key members of my team or complete a number of small tasks. These activities typically relate to items on my MITs list. The benefit here is that they provide a break from writing, but they also help me improve my business.
Noon
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lunch and relax a bit
I’ll relax a little by eating lunch, reading a nonfiction book for 30 minutes, running a few errands or driving to a nearby Starbucks coffeehouse to get out of the house.
12:30 – 6:00 PM
Flexible time slot
This time-slot is very flexible. Depending on the day (and specific deadlines), I do a number of things: write for a few more hours, clear out my email inbox, work through the steps of a current project, record a few podcast episodes or outline a future idea.
Evening
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Time for excercises
This is exercise time. I either do another walk (usually with my wife) or go for a run. If I’m training for a marathon, sometimes the long run will extend into the evening.
After 8:00 PM
Relax time
After 8 p.m. is relaxation time. My wife and I will eat dinner, do a little cleaning and basically unwind for the rest of the night.
11:00 PM
Time for sleep
I’ll go to bed and do a little bit of fiction reading. I usually fall asleep around 11:30 p.m.