Follow on brigades were to widen and deepen the bridgehead, capturing Bayeux and securing the Caen-Bayeux road (Route National 13), the Commandos were to capture Port-en-Bessin from the rear.
Follow on brigades were to widen and deepen the bridgehead to the south and south-west, securing Arromanches, the future site of the British Mulberry harbour, capturing Bayeux and securing the Caen-Bayeux road (Route National 13). The Commandos were to capture Port-en-Bessin from the rear.