FlyingR
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We all know about D-Day, Stalingrad and Midway, but what about battles, operations or any event that had a big impact in any war that not a lot of people know? I am quite keen on learning new ones *cough* [MENTION=147]VonMudra[/MENTION] *cough*
But yeah, this one many of you might know which is Operation Fortitude. An operation based on deception with the sole purpose of confusing the Germans as to where the attacks could come from all around Europe. This operation was done to deceive many possible attacks but the most famous one was in the south of England, with the intention of making the Germans think that an attack/landing in Pas-de-Calais was to be made (which in reality it would be in the Normandy beaches). The Allied forces used fictional armies, rubber and dummy tanks, planes, landing crafts etc, double agents, fake information and the such.
The Germans took the bait and Rommel was obliged to fortify intensely the area of PdC. Even after D-day, the Germans still thought that an attack in PdC would be done.
The impact of this operation was quite successful due to the victory of the landings. I believe that without all this deception, preparation and trickery, D-day would've been less successful than it was or even a complete failure.
But yeah, this one many of you might know which is Operation Fortitude. An operation based on deception with the sole purpose of confusing the Germans as to where the attacks could come from all around Europe. This operation was done to deceive many possible attacks but the most famous one was in the south of England, with the intention of making the Germans think that an attack/landing in Pas-de-Calais was to be made (which in reality it would be in the Normandy beaches). The Allied forces used fictional armies, rubber and dummy tanks, planes, landing crafts etc, double agents, fake information and the such.
The Germans took the bait and Rommel was obliged to fortify intensely the area of PdC. Even after D-day, the Germans still thought that an attack in PdC would be done.
The impact of this operation was quite successful due to the victory of the landings. I believe that without all this deception, preparation and trickery, D-day would've been less successful than it was or even a complete failure.