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    During WWII British intelligence conducted a number of deception operations against Germany in an attempt to fool the Germans into thinking what they wanted them to think in order to increase the probability that certain military operations would be successful and result in fewer allied casualties. How many of these deception operations can you name?

    Question #62865. Asked by hohohaha. (Feb 25 06 8:26 AM)


    helenasykes

    		Arghh my mind has gone blank! There was the d-day one but i have completely forgotten the name!

    Feb 25 06, 4:28 PM
    lanfranco

    		Helena, I think you're talking about Operation Bodyguard, which included Operation Fortitude:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bodyguard

    Feb 25 06, 8:50 PM

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