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Originally Posted by Egorka
Hello guys,
I did not have time to read this thread, so bear with me if has been mentioned already...
Few years ago I heard from a British guy that when allies landed in France in 1944 they did not take prisoners first few days simply because it was very unpractical during the landing operation.
Do you know what were the orders they might have had in this respect?
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I don't know what you mean by "first few days" but I doubt there were specific "no prisoner" orders, at least not any official orders to that effect.
The above is from June 8, 1944 (D+2) and shows German prisoners at Pointe du Hoc under the guard of US Army Rangers.