Operation Titanic
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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].
Aftermath
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 129. ISBN 9780471423409.
Bibliography
Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471423409.
Contributors: Paul Sidle