Press Photo WW2 Exercise Fabius Landing Craft Tank Comes Ashore 5. 5. 44
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:47760698 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Conflict: World War II (1939-1945) | Country/ Organization: Great Britain |
| Service: Army | Type: Photographs |
| Era: 1914-1945 |
ALL Photos ARE ORIGINAL FROM THE TIME, THEY ARE NOT MODERN REPRINTS.I COMBINE POSTAGE IF BUYING MULTIPLE ITEMS.SIZE IN CENTIMETRES - 12cm x 9cm.SUBJECT - Exercise Fabius.A Landing Craft Tank comes ashore with Barrage balloons above.Exercise Fabius was a formal exercise for the Allied Operation Neptune in WW2. The exercise was planned to start on 2 May 1944, but bad weather delayed it to the next day. It consisted of six separate exercises:Fabius 1: elements of ...the 1st Infantry Div & 29th infantry Div (USA) practised amphibious landing at Slapton Sands.Fabius 2: elements of the 50th Infantry Div practised landings at Hayling Island. Fabius 3: elements of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Div practised landings at Bracklesham Bay.Fabius 4: elements of the 3rd Infantry Div and associated units practised landing at Littlehampton. Fabius 5 and 6: practice for American and British forces working on buildup of forces and supplies on Allied beaches.They formed the largest amphibious training exercise of the war. As the final exercise before Operation Neptune, it resembled closely the final operation and no major changes could be made to Operation Neptune.DATE - 5.5.1944.PRESS STAMP / Reference - H38235 (Many are Marked censored or Official War Office).PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 10 DAYS.
