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Operation Fortitude

Operation Fortitude was a military deception operation by the Allied nations as part of Operation Bodyguard, an overall deception strategy during the buildup to the 1944 Normandy landings. Fortitude was divided into two subplans, North and South, and had the aim of misleading the German High Command as to the location of the invasion.

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Location
United Kingdom
Date
March–June 1944
Operational scope
Military deception
Planned
December 1943 – March 1944
Planned by
London Controlling Section, Ops (B), R Force
Target
Axis powers

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Fortitude North

After invasion

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Operation Fortitude

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related to General and cited references · 126
Operation Fortitude → Abrutat, Allied Military Deception, Ambrose, American Tactical Deception Units, Annapolis, Anthony Cave, Antony, Australian National University Press, Battle, Beevor, Between Silk, Bletchley Park, Bodyguard, British Deceptions, Brown, Canberra, Candlewick Press, Casemate, Codemaker's War, Collins
related to Fictional depictions · 58
Operation Fortitude → Abwehr, Adolf Hitler, All, All Clear, Allied, Allies, American, Battle, BBC TV, Blackout, Britain, Calais, Catherine Pradier, Connie Willis, Continent, Daniel Silva, Donald Sutherland, England, Europe, Eye
related to background · 22
Operation Fortitude → After, Allied, Allies, Bodyguard's, European, Fortitude, France, German, German Army, German High Command, German-occupied Europe, Germans, He, It, Montgomery, Normandy, Oberkommando, Operation Bodyguard, That, The
related to External links · 3
Operation Fortitude → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Date · 1
Operation Fortitude → March–June 1944
Location · 1
Operation Fortitude → United Kingdom
Operational scope · 1
Operation Fortitude → Military deception
Planned · 1
Operation Fortitude → December 1943 – March 1944
Planned by · 1
Operation Fortitude → London Controlling Section, Ops (B), R Force
Target · 1
Operation Fortitude → Axis powers

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deception fortitude invasion would german isbn plan operation normandy allied germans 1944 strangeways england d-day north command force oclc war

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Operation FortitudeDateMarch–June 19441.00infobox
Operation FortitudeLocationUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Operation FortitudeOperational scopeMilitary deception1.00infobox
Operation FortitudePlannedDecember 1943 – March 19441.00infobox
Operation FortitudePlanned byLondon Controlling Section, Ops (B), R Force1.00infobox
Operation FortitudeTargetAxis powers1.00infobox
insignia on soldiers' uniformsinstance ofAgents were allowed to report minutiae0.80text
unit markings on vehicles to allow the Germans to build up a pictureinstance ofAgents were allowed to report minutiae0.80text
Operation Fortituderelated to backgroundFortitude0.60section
Operation Fortituderelated to backgroundOperation Bodyguard0.60section
Operation Fortituderelated to backgroundAllied0.60section
Operation Fortituderelated to backgroundNormandy0.60section

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