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Operation Osprey: World War II, Foreign Minister, Abwehr, Operation Whale, Northern Ireland, Battle of Britain, Army Group North
Operation Osprey World War II Foreign Minister Abwehr Operation Whale Northern Ireland Battle of Britain Army Group North High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Operation Osprey ("Unternehmen Fischadler" in German) was a plan conceived by the German Foreign Ministry and Abwehr II. mid 1942. The plan was an enlargement of Operation Whale ("Unternehmen Wal" in German). Planning took place in the context of American troops landing in Northern Ireland 26 January 1... more »942, and Hitler's immediate fears surrounding this. Planning for Osprey began after conversations between German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Führer Adolf Hitler in the weeks following the arrival of a contingent of 4,508 US troops and engineers in Belfast commanded by Major-General Russell P. Hartle, the Commanding General of the 34th Division. The German command feared that these forces could set up bases in neutral Ireland.« less