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Operation Neptune is the codename given to the operation for the landing of Allied soldiers on Normand beaches as part of Operation Overlord. | Operation Neptune is the codename given to the operation for the landing of Allied soldiers on Normand beaches as part of Operation Overlord. | ||
At 16:55<!--This is according to the telephone log of Seventh army that Shirer sourced for this quote. There might be a time difference in time zones from whatever the Germans were using compared to the Allies, so that isn't taken into account-->, Adolf Hitler issued an order to Seventh Army headquarters. The order went as follows<!--This is cited in William Shirer's book, so there isn't the original German version provided. Further, the telephone logs seem to not be online. See | |||
https://www.forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=242367https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=235869--><ref>William Shirer, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p.1038, https://archive.org/details/risefallofthirdr50edshir_k3e0/page/1038/mode/2up</ref>:{{Single language document quote|content=::::::::::::::::::::::16:55 hours. June 6, 1944 | |||
:Chief of Staff Western Command emphasized the desire of the Supreme | |||
Command to have the enemy in the bridgehead annihilated by the evening of | |||
June 6 since there exists the danger of additional sea- and airborne landings | |||
for support . . . The bridgehead must be cleaned up by not later than tonight.}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 16 August 2023
Operation Neptune is the codename given to the operation for the landing of Allied soldiers on Normand beaches as part of Operation Overlord.
At 16:55, Adolf Hitler issued an order to Seventh Army headquarters. The order went as follows[1]:
16:55 hours. June 6, 1944
Chief of Staff Western Command emphasized the desire of the Supreme
Command to have the enemy in the bridgehead annihilated by the evening of
June 6 since there exists the danger of additional sea- and airborne landings
for support . . . The bridgehead must be cleaned up by not later than tonight.
7 June
- ↑ William Shirer, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p.1038, https://archive.org/details/risefallofthirdr50edshir_k3e0/page/1038/mode/2up
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