Operation Fortitude: The Great Deception

The Allied invasion of Normandy in France on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, was the largest amphibious operation in modern history. The invasion was the major turning point of the war, as it spelled the beginning of the end for Germany. The success of D-Day not only belongs to the courage of the brave soldiers, sailors and airmen who made the assault on Fortress Europe that day, but also to a project called Operation Fortitude. Operation Fortitude was a campaign to mislead the Germans as to where and when the actual invasion of Europe would take place. As General Bernard Montgomery, the leader of the Allied invasion’s ground forces, would later write, “The deception measures [of Operation Fortitude] played a vital part in our successes in Normandy.”

Very interesting MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. I had heard about the Great deception, but never the details.

Great share I knew of operation fortitude but didnt the extent of two double agents involvement. I had heard of the d day invasion had been intentional leaked but by whom and why was a mystery. Thanks for finally filling in the missing pieces on this operation MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.