Operation Fortitude
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Operation Fortitude was a World War II Allied deception campaign designed to mislead Nazi Germany about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
Aliases (2)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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military deception operation → |
| aimedToDeceiveAbout |
location of Allied landings in Western Europe
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strength of Allied invasion forces → timing of the D-Day invasion → |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
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| commandedBy |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
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| conflict |
World War II
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| coordinatedBy |
London Controlling Section
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Ops (B) of SHAEF → |
| country |
Canada
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United Kingdom → United States → |
| describedIn |
postwar Allied intelligence histories
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| hasPart |
Operation Fortitude North
→
Operation Fortitude South → |
| location |
Scotland
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Southeast England → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → Western Europe → |
| notableCommander |
Brigadier Dudley Clarke
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Colonel John Bevan → General Dwight D. Eisenhower → |
| objective |
to convince German High Command that main invasion would not be in Normandy
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to delay German reinforcements to Normandy → to fix German forces away from Normandy → |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
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| partOf |
Allied deception strategy for Operation Overlord
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Bodyguard deception plan → |
| relatedTo |
Normandy landings
NERFINISHED
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Operation Overlord NERFINISHED → Pas-de-Calais → |
| result |
German forces retained in Pas-de-Calais
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contributed to success of Operation Overlord → successful deception of German High Command → |
| startTime |
1944
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| subOperationOf |
Operation Bodyguard
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| targeted |
Abwehr
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German military intelligence → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
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| usedAsset |
Double-Cross System agents
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agent Brutus (Roman Czerniawski) → agent Garbo (Juan Pujol García) → agent Tate (Wulf Schmidt) → |
| usedMethod |
controlled leaks through diplomatic channels
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decoy radio traffic → double agents → dummy equipment → fake military formations → false intelligence reports → planted newspaper stories → radio deception → visual deception → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Operation Bodyguard
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Operation Bodyguard ("Operation Fortitude North") → Operation Bodyguard ("Operation Fortitude South") → Operation Fortitude ("Operation Fortitude North") → Operation Fortitude ("Operation Fortitude South") → |
hasPart |
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Operation Overlord
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precededBy |