Bognor Regis once part of the Mulberry floating harbours used by the Allies to invade the French coast on D-Day 6 June 1944. It was a part of the Mulberry harbour which broke free in a storm on 4 June, the day before it was due to go over the channel to Arromanche. This particular section of Mulberry was abandoned and did not make it across the Channel. It was washed up on the beach shortly after D-Day. It is clearly visible at low tide throughout the year. There are a number of Mulberry Harbour relics just off the coast of Pagham
Order of battle for the American airborne landings in Normandy RAF Exeter Brig. Gen. Harold L. Clark at RAF Cottesmore Brig. Gen. Maurice M. Beach at RAF Greenham Common German chain of command Supreme Command West: Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt Army Group B: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel Seventh Army: Generaloberst Friedrich Dollman (died 28 June) LXXXIV Corps: General der Artillerie Erich Marcks (KIA 12 June) Order of battle for the American airborne landings in Normandy The Order of battle for the American airborne landings in Normandy is a list of the units immediately available for combat on the Cotentin Peninsula between June 6, 1944, and June 15, 1944, during the American