Operation Roundup
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Operation Roundup was the Allied plan for a full-scale cross-Channel invasion of northern France from Britain in spring 1943. Shortages of troops, landing craft, and other resources postponed its execution, but the strategic commitment to opening a major Western Front from Britain was retained.
In depth
Plan and adjustment
Roundup was developed in early 1942 under Dwight D. Eisenhower's oversight, envisioning landings between Boulogne and Le Havre in northern France. Its requirements, including 48 Allied divisions and 5,800 aircraft, exceeded available shipping and landing-craft resources, while British leaders urged operations in the Mediterranean. Torch therefore received priority in 1942; at the Trident Conference in May 1943, the chiefs judged a 1943 Roundup or Sledgehammer impossible while affirming the need to prepare immediately for a cross-Channel operation in spring 1944. Elements of the plan later informed the early planning of Overlord.
Sources
- Wikipedia (EN) Operation Roundup의 명칭, 1943년 봄 북부 프랑스 침공 계획, 계획 규모와 자원 부족으로 인한 비현실성을 지원
- webdoc.sub.gwdg.de 미 육군 공식 전사에서 1943년 ROUNDUP 불가능 판단과 1944년 봄 상륙을 위한 전략적 준비·논쟁을 지원