Operation Fortitude
By: Alec Winsor
Operation Fortitude was the codename for a deception plan created by the Allies so they could land more troops to invade Normandy. The idea was to create fake armies in order to distract Axis forces away from Normandy so reinforcements would be delayed. This operation was one of the major components of Operation Bodyguard, which was the Allies larger plan for the Normandy Landings. The plans were created by the London Controling Section, a secret group set up to manage the Allies' deception plans. It was thought that at first the plan would leak through five main sources. The first was physical deception; fake infantry including tanks and equipment would be set up to fool any Axis plane flying above. The second was to leak controlled amounts of information through diplomatic channels, to be passed on to Germany. The third was to use wireless traffic to make it seem like it was real units communicating. The fourth was to give the German intelligence services false information via German Allied agents. The fifth and final was to put notable staff, like General S. Patton, with the fake units to make them seem even more real.
Operation Fortitude was the codename for a deception plan created by the Allies so they could land more troops to invade Normandy. The idea was to create fake armies in order to distract Axis forces away from Normandy so reinforcements would be delayed. This operation was one of the major components of Operation Bodyguard, which was the Allies larger plan for the Normandy Landings. The plans were created by the London Controling Section, a secret group set up to manage the Allies' deception plans. It was thought that at first the plan would leak through five main sources. The first was physical deception; fake infantry including tanks and equipment would be set up to fool any Axis plane flying above. The second was to leak controlled amounts of information through diplomatic channels, to be passed on to Germany. The third was to use wireless traffic to make it seem like it was real units communicating. The fourth was to give the German intelligence services false information via German Allied agents. The fifth and final was to put notable staff, like General S. Patton, with the fake units to make them seem even more real.
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