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1/ The Attack on Panzer Group West. A thread.
Seventy-five years ago today the @RoyalAirForce attacked General Geyr von Schweppenburg's headquarters, located on the grounds of the château at La Caine, in Normandy, France. #DDay75 #BattleofNormandy #Normandy75 #WW2
Seventy-five years ago today the @RoyalAirForce attacked General Geyr von Schweppenburg's headquarters, located on the grounds of the château at La Caine, in Normandy, France. #DDay75 #BattleofNormandy #Normandy75 #WW2
2/ British intelligence, mainly the codebreakers at @bletchleypark, managed to pinpoint the location after the headquarters gave its position away: 'Battle Headquarters Panzer Gruppe West evening ninth at La Caine.' The Germans did not realize the Allies had broken their codes.
3/ Most sources attribute the attack to 'Ultra' as described above, but simple direction finding may have provided confirmation. Fred Pollak, a Czech-Canadian veteran with No. 2 Special Wireless Section, recalled that signals intel helped locate the HQ. bit.ly/2WrCvRR
