Editing Operation Spring Awakening (section)

== Armband order ==
The failure of the operation resulted in the "armband order" that was issued by Hitler to Dietrich, who claimed that the troops, and more importantly, the ''Leibstandarte'', "did not fight as the situation demanded."{{sfn|Dollinger|1967|p=198}} As a mark of disgrace, the Waffen-SS units involved in the battle were ordered to remove their [[Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945)|cuff title]]s. Dietrich did not relay the order to his troops.{{sfn|Stein|1984|p=238}} The reason for not relaying this order was twofold; firstly the order had already been partially previously completed as cuff tiles were already removed from the uniforms as per a secrecy measure ordered on 30 January 1945,<ref name=":1" /> secondly there was no need to further disgrace his men beyond the fatal loss they had just suffered.