The story
The Resistance leaders pick up various messages calling them to action.
- Plan Vert (“Plan Green”), to sabotage railways prior to the landings
- Plan Bleu (“Plan Blue”), to destroy electrical facilities
- Plan Violet (“Plan Violet”), to cut underground communication cables
- Plan Tortue (“Plan Turtle”), to delay German reinforcements headed to Normandy after the landings.
Photos:
- Resistance group
- Derailment of a convoy
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