There are soldiers and a landing craft in Portsmouth Harbour, as well as tanks and embarkations from South Parade Pier, as the big push into Nazi-occupied France began to take shape.
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![LCT in Portsmouth harbour](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVmODlkMTRhLTA3MjctNGMwNS1iMWJjLWMyMDczMDgwOGFkNDoyMzU0MzdmNy1lYjJlLTRiODUtYmRlMi05OTJkZDM2YTNmOWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Plotting Room at Combined Operations HQ Fort Southwick](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ2M2EzOTViLTA0MjktNDA0Ni04ZmE3LTdmMzZjNzUzMGNhMzo3MGEwNTlhNy03MzU1LTRkYzMtYWM3Zi0zODYyMjU2OTM0ZmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Memories from D Day
Plotting Room at Combined Operations HQ Fort Southwick Photo: The News archive
![Flail tank driving past car](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFkYmE2ODVkLTQ3ZWQtNDBmYy04MDcwLWFiOTc2YzIxNWFiNzpjYTQzZjFlMS03ZGJhLTQ0YmMtYjkyYS03OWZiYzVkYWM1NTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![In preparation for DDay, troops gather on Southsea Seafront(c) The News, War Series 2908](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUxNWY2OTQ0LTFkYzMtNGQ1OS1iZDk4LTEyMWZiMGJhMmU0MjoyMzE0YWM3ZS05ZGI4LTRiNjAtYjUyNS05NTBjYzQ3ZmQwYjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Memories from D Day
In preparation for DDay, troops gather on Southsea Seafront(c) The News, War Series 2908 Photo: The News archive