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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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Revision as of 00:18, 14 November 2022

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

  1. 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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