Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign

This declassified WWII report offers a detailed look at the Allied campaign to deceive the Nazis about the immanent attack on Normandy.

As the conflict in Europe wore on, the Germans braced for an amphibious assault on France. The only question was where and when the Allies would strike. This required an intricate misinformation campaign to throw the Nazis off the scent.

The objective of Operation Fortitude was to persuade the enemy that the long-awaited landings would take place in the P...