Operation Ironside
Operation Ironside was a Second World War military deception undertaken by the Allies in 1944. It formed part of Operation Bodyguard, a broad strategic deception plan instigated by the Allies throughout the year to help cover the June 1944 invasion of Normandy. Ironside supported the overall deception by suggesting to the Germans that the Allies would subsequently land along the Bay of Biscay. It complemented efforts to deceive the Germans into believing that the Allies would also land in southern France at this time (Operation Vendetta). Bordeaux was an important port for the German war effort and had already been a target of commando raids two years earlier. Ironside intended to play on German fears of an invasion in the region, with the aim of tying down defensive forces following Opera
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Operation Ironside
Operation Ironside was a Second World War military deception undertaken by the Allies in 1944. It formed part of Operation Bodyguard, a broad strategic deception plan instigated by the Allies throughout the year to help cover the June 1944 invasion of Normandy. Ironside supported the overall deception by suggesting to the Germans that the Allies would subsequently land along the Bay of Biscay. It complemented efforts to deceive the Germans into believing that the Allies would also land in southern France at this time (Operation Vendetta). Bordeaux was an important port for the German war effort and had already been a target of commando raids two years earlier. Ironside intended to play on German fears of an invasion in the region, with the aim of tying down defensive forces following Opera
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Operacja Ironside – operacja a ...... okolic Bordeaux do Normandii.
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Operation Ironside was a Secon ...... d turned away from the region.
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كانت عملية الشجاع بالإنجليزية ...... ول اهتمامهم بعيداً عن المنطقة.
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Ironside was one of several plans within the larger Operation Bodyguard deception .
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May–July 1944
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Agents Bronx, Tate, Rudloff and Garbo
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Operation Ironside
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December 1943 – March 1944
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Bordeaux
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Operacja Ironside – operacja a ...... Stanów Zjednoczonych i Azorów.
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Operation Ironside was a Secon ...... fensive forces following Opera
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كانت عملية الشجاع بالإنجليزية ...... عملية أوفرلورد في يونيو 1944.
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Operacja Ironside
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Operation Ironside
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عملية الشجاع
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