Английская Википедия:Exercise Fabius

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Exercise Fabius was a formal exercise for the Allied Operation Neptune in World War II.Шаблон:Sfn The other was Exercise Tiger, which had occurred a week earlier.Шаблон:Sfn

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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.Шаблон:Sfn It consisted of six separate exercises:Шаблон:Sfn

They formed the largest amphibious training exercise of the war.Шаблон:Sfn As the final exercise before Operation Neptune, it resembled closely the final operation and no major changes could be made to Operation Neptune.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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