Exercise Fabius
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The exercise was planned to start on 2 May 1944, but bad weather delayed it to the next day.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". It consisted of six separate exercises:Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fabius 1: elements of the 1st Infantry Division and 29th Infantry Division (United States) practised amphibious landing at Slapton Sands.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fabius 2: elements of the 50th Infantry Division practised landings at Hayling Island.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fabius 3: elements of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division practised landings at Bracklesham Bay.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fabius 4: elements of the 3rd Infantry Division and associated units practised landing at Littlehampton.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fabius 5 and 6: practice for American and British forces working on buildup of forces and supplies on Allied beaches.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
They formed the largest amphibious training exercise of the war.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". As the final exercise before Operation Neptune, it resembled closely the final operation and no major changes could be made to Operation Neptune.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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