soc.history.war.world-war-ii

SilentOtto wrote:
> Does anyone know the dates of the next invasion window and what the
> weather was like on those dates?


The next window of opportunity was 19 June. Tide conditions would be
favorable but it would be a moonless night so the airborne operations
would be more difficult.

http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-4/7-4_8.htm

And as Jim wrote, the famous storm that destroyed the American
Mulberry blew June 19-22. So that particular date wouldn't have worked
either. Next favorable tide conditions would be 3-6 July, though I
have no idea what the moon and weather conditions were around that
time. What is clear is that with an extra month to strengthen their
positions the Germans would have made the landing more difficult.
Also, the clock would be ticking for the capture of sufficient port
capacity before winter weather made over the beach resupply operations
impossible.

The good news is that there would be more LST's.


LC