The Biggest Deception of World War II

Operation Fortitude, D-Day deception, fake army, Hitler, Nazi Germany, Double Cross, FUSAG, Agent GARBO, Normandy invasion, World War II deception

The Biggest Deception of World War II was built around a simple idea: make Nazi Germany believe an army existed where there was no army at all.

In the months before D-Day, the Allies constructed a massive deception campaign designed to convince German commanders that the main invasion of Europe would strike Pas-de-Calais—not Normandy.

The operation involved double agents, fake radio traffic, dummy tanks, false troop movements, phantom formations, and the fictional First U.S. Army Group, supposedly commanded by General George S. Patton.

And the deception didn't end when Allied troops landed on the beaches.

German commanders continued to fear a second invasion at Calais, helping keep important German forces tied down away from Normandy.

This documentary explores Operation Fortitude, the Double Cross System, Agent GARBO, FUSAG, the phantom army, and the extraordinary intelligence war behind D-Day.

How do you defeat an enemy without destroying his army?

Sometimes, you make him defend the wrong battlefield.




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