MULBERRY HARBOUR
After the experiences of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942, planners believed it would be impossible to secure an existing functioning Port on the Normandy Coast. Therefore in planning and preparing for D-Day the allies included the pre-fabrication of 2 floating harbours – one for the American Landings to be situated off St Laurent, the other in support of British & Canadian Landings at Arromanches.
It was partly their awareness of the lack of harbouring which led the German High Command to be sceptical of an attack on the Normandy coast...
