Operation Bodyguard
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Operation Bodyguard was the Allied deception campaign in World War II designed to mislead the Germans about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Allied military operation
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World War II operation → military deception operation → |
| aim |
to conceal the true landing area in Normandy
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to mislead German high command about the location of the Allied invasion of Western Europe → to mislead German high command about the timing of the Allied invasion of Western Europe → to suggest main landings in Pas-de-Calais → to tie down German forces away from Normandy → |
| belligerent |
Allies
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| conflict |
World War II
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| coordinatedBy |
London Controlling Section
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| country |
Canada
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United Kingdom → United States → |
| effect |
German forces retained in Pas-de-Calais after D-Day
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| endTime |
1944
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| hasPart |
First U.S. Army Group
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Operation Cockade → Operation Copperhead → Operation Ferdinand → Operation Fortitude → Operation Fortitude North → Operation Fortitude South → Operation Glimmer → Operation Graffham → Operation Hardboiled → Operation Ironside → Operation Quicksilver → Operation Royal Flush → Operation Skye → Operation Starkey → Operation Taxable → Operation Tindall → Operation Titanic → Operation Vendetta → Operation Zeppelin → |
| location |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED → Western Europe → |
| namedAfter |
bodyguard
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| notableCommander |
Colonel Noel Wild
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Frederick E. Morgan NERFINISHED → John Bevan → |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
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| partOf |
Allied invasion of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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| relatedTo |
D-Day landings on 6 June 1944
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Operation Overlord NERFINISHED → |
| result |
successful deception of German high command
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| startTime |
1943
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| used |
double agents
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dummy equipment → false troop movements → political deception → radio deception → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Operation Fortitude
("Bodyguard deception plan")
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partOf |
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Operation Overlord
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precededBy |
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Operation Fortitude
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subOperationOf |