Report by the supreme commander to the Combined chiefs of staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied expeditionary force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945

Preface: Summary of Operations in Northwest Europe

Planning and Preparation: The COSSAC Plan, Development of Plan Overlord, Logistical Problems, German Miscalculations, Preparatory Obligations, Enemy Capabilities

The Assault

Establishment of the Lodgement Area

The Breakthrough

The Battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket

The Advance to the Seine

The Build-Up and the Allied Navies

The Advance from the Seine to the German Border

Consolidation of the Frontier

The Ardennes Counteroffensive

Plans for the 1945 Campaign

Operations to Reach the Rhine

Crossing the Rhine

The Envelopment of the Ruhr and the Junction with the Russians

The Final Phase

The Surrender

Conclusion.