* Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe, p. 1.

* The terms British and United States Forces include Allied Forces under their operational control. Where fractional losses are shown the “kill” was shared. There were many cases of shared “kills”, but in the German totals the fractions add up to whole numbers.

* The Defence Committee met 40 times in 1940, 76 in 1941, 20 in 1942, 14 in 1943, and 10 in 1944.