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Operation Titanic began when two groups a dozen each of parachutists dropped near [[Isigny-sur-Mer]], around ten miles southeast of [[Omaha Beach]]<ref name=":0" />. | Operation Titanic began when two groups a dozen each of parachutists dropped near [[Isigny-sur-Mer]], around ten miles southeast of [[Omaha Beach]]<ref name=":0" />. | ||
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At 0300, the [[915th Infantry Regiment]] was diverted to Isigny in order to hunt down this deceptive airborne drop<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/dday0000gilb |title=D-Day |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |year=2004 |isbn=9780471423409 |pages=130}}</ref>. | |||
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{{Cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/dday0000gilb |title=D-Day |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |year=2004 |isbn=9780471423409}} | {{Cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/dday0000gilb |title=D-Day |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |year=2004 |isbn=9780471423409}} | ||
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Operation Titanic was a deception operation under Operation Bodyguard during the Normandy Landings.
Background
Prelude
The operation was ordered by Colonel John Bevan with the aim to distract the Germans from the real airborne objectives and make them think that this was a major parachute landing[1].
Operation Titanic
6 June 1944
Early hours
Operation Titanic began when two groups a dozen each of parachutists dropped near Isigny-sur-Mer, around ten miles southeast of Omaha Beach[1].
0300
At 0300, the 915th Infantry Regiment was diverted to Isigny in order to hunt down this deceptive airborne drop[2].
Aftermath
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 129. ISBN 9780471423409.
- ↑ Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 130. ISBN 9780471423409.
Bibliography
Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471423409.
Contributors: Paul Sidle