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‘We’ve got a fairly big job on. Something comparable to the city of Birmingham hasn’t merely got to be shifted; it’s got to be kept moving when it’s on the other side . . .’

Trucks, jeeps, transports and staff cars caused a vast traffic snarl-up in the days before D-Day. In Andover, Hampshire, office workers were given 15 minutes extra at lunchtime to cross the street.