Fake Operations-- Operation Fortitude
Operation Fortitude was split up into two sections-- the north and the south.
In my opinion, Operation Fortitude was one of the most important operations in the success of the Normandy Landings.
They used Blow-Up tanks to trick the axis into thinking the invasion was based there.
The Germans had about 50 agents in England at the time, but B1A (the Counter-Intelligence Division of MI5) had caught all but one of them (he died). Many were recruited as double agents under the Double Cross System. They were used throughout the war to feed German Intelligence a misleading picture and, particularly in the pre-invasion period, misleading information about invasion preparations. Reports sent by these agents were carefully composed and coordinated to support the view of forces in the UK the Allied deception planners wished to present.
In my opinion, Operation Fortitude was one of the most important operations in the success of the Normandy Landings.
They used Blow-Up tanks to trick the axis into thinking the invasion was based there.
The Germans had about 50 agents in England at the time, but B1A (the Counter-Intelligence Division of MI5) had caught all but one of them (he died). Many were recruited as double agents under the Double Cross System. They were used throughout the war to feed German Intelligence a misleading picture and, particularly in the pre-invasion period, misleading information about invasion preparations. Reports sent by these agents were carefully composed and coordinated to support the view of forces in the UK the Allied deception planners wished to present.