Operation Astonia
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title:
Operation Astonia
text:
Operation Astonia was the codename for an Allied attack on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre in France, during the Second World War. The city had been declared a Festung (fortress) by Hitler, to be held to the last man. Fought from 10 to 12 September 1944, the Allied objective was to secure the harbour facilities intact, to deliver supplies to the Allied armies in Continental Europe. The Allies refused to let the civilian population be evacuated, despite offers of free passage by the fort
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Allied liberation of Le Havre in WW2
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Astonia
date created:
2008-12-22T06:34:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T08:30:02Z
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