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Exercise Fabius

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Exercise Fabius, or Operation Fabius, was a formal exercise for the Allied Operation Neptune in World War II.[1] The other was Exercise Tiger, which had occurred a week earlier.[2]

Sherman tanks of 50th Division driving ashore from landing craft during Exercise 'Fabius', Hayling Island, 6 May 1944.(IWM H38270)

The exercise was planned to start on 2 May 1944, but bad weather delayed it to the next day.[1] It consisted of six separate exercises:[1]

They formed the largest amphibious training exercise of the war.[1] As the final exercise before Operation Neptune, it resembled closely the final operation and no major changes could be made to Operation Neptune.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Yung 2006, p. 153.
  2. ^ Yung 2006, p. 152.
  3. ^ Yung 2006, p. 154.

Bibliography

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  • Yung, Christopher (2006). Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-997-2.