Operation Nurnberg In June 1943, Nurnberg was purely a defensive operation in the Pyrenees in the event of Allied landings in the Iberian peninsula. Could anyone give me some more info about this operation? Many thanks Arneken
Anyone? I'd also like information on this. I'm pretty sure Nurenburg/Nuremburg was invaded by the Allies, but can't find information on the battle of Nuremburg anywhere.
Operation Nurnberg as posted was a plan that never was implemented in Spain not in Germany. Nuremburg in Germany was captured by US troops of the 7th Army after about 4 days in April of 44 "In June 1943, Nurnberg was purely a defensive operation in the Pyrenees in the event of Allied landings in the Iberian peninsula."
Yeah alright. Was the German battle of Nuremburg not very important then? I'd assume so considering it's rather hard to find information on it.
It was important. But nothing outstanding about it. Just another German city in a long line of them. It was taken by the 45th and 42nd Infantry Divisions.
This from a previous thread about 5 years ago. Thanks Kai. "Operation Isabella was conceived in April 1941, originally due to Hitler's fear of British landings on the Iberian peninsula. Rather than an Axis invasion of Spain, Isabella was designed as a measure by which German troops would advance into Spain to support the Franco regime and defeat the British expeditionary force. Later the name changed to: Operation Ilona Operation Gisela Operation Nurnberg" http://www.ww2f.com/north-africa-mediterranean/18282-invasion-malta-what-forces.html
"In May 1942, with available resources shrinking, Isabella was replaced by the similar but less extravagant plan named Operation Ilona. Ilona was for security reasons renamed Operation Gisela in September 1942. In June 1943 Gisela was replaced with Operation Nurnberg, a contingency plan which called for, in the event of an Allied landing in Portugal or Spain, a defensive strategy in the Pyrenees. This marked the end of planning for operations in Spanish territory. At this point the plan -- and German capabilities -- had been reduced to two reinforced regiments and "certain labor formations". " Second World War Books: History Page
My Father joined the 45th Infantry Division in February, 1945 as a 1st. Lt. I have an original photograph of him standing in Nuremberg in April, 1945 with writing on the back of the photograph. That is he on the right. The writing on the back states that the other two men are his sergeant and his scout.
