Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, generally referred to as 'A' Force, was the name of a deception department during the Second World War. It was set up in March 1941 and based in Cairo under Brigadier Dudley Clarke. General Archibald Wavell, the commander of forces in North Africa at the outbreak of war, initiated the use of deception as part of Operation Compass, in December 1940. After the success of Compass, Wavell sent for Clarke, with whom he had earlier worked in Palestine. Clarke was charged with forming the first deception department, in secret with limited resources.
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24th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)British Troops in EgyptDudley ClarkeFive Graves to CairoGerman radio intelligence operations during World War IIList of Ops (B) staffMI9Mark Ogilvie-GrantOperation BodyguardOperation CopperheadOperation FerdinandOperation RayonOperation Zeppelin (deception plan)The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World WarTwelfth Army (United Kingdom)Victor Jones (British Army officer)
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Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force
Advanced Headquarters 'A' Force, generally referred to as 'A' Force, was the name of a deception department during the Second World War. It was set up in March 1941 and based in Cairo under Brigadier Dudley Clarke. General Archibald Wavell, the commander of forces in North Africa at the outbreak of war, initiated the use of deception as part of Operation Compass, in December 1940. After the success of Compass, Wavell sent for Clarke, with whom he had earlier worked in Palestine. Clarke was charged with forming the first deception department, in secret with limited resources.
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