Operation Titanic

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.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 129. ISBN 9780471423409.

[2] Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 130. ISBN 9780471423409.

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