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D-Day: Before the storm

The Past
27 April 2024
20 min
PME All levels

BLUF

Almost as important as the preparation for the Normandy landing, was the preparation to deceive Hitler of the plan.

Summary

  1. The deception operations went under the blanket name of Operation Bodyguard.
  2. Part of the deception included raising an imaginary Army force.
  3. The German Army was caught completely off-guard when the Normandy invasion was launched..  
READ: D-Day: Before the storm

References

  • Media Check: Military History Matters - About (HIGH CREDIBILITY) 
  • Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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