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Panzer willy
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Help me answer a trivia question!

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Post by Panzer willy » 12 Nov 2003, 08:24

Was there a rationale behind the naming of the Utah and Omaha beaches, on D-Day ... Also, is there any famous quotes attributed to Brit. Gen. Montgomery on the eve of the invasion...

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Post by redcoat » 12 Nov 2003, 13:32

Panzer willy wrote:Was there a rationale behind the naming of the Utah and Omaha beaches, on D-Day ... Also, is there any famous quotes attributed to Brit. Gen. Montgomery on the eve of the invasion...
They are just random code-words, used so that if the code-words did become known to the enemy it wouldn't give away any vital information.


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