Operation Quicksilver (deception plan)
Operation Quicksilver was a Second World War military deception. Undertaken by the Allies in 1944, the operation threatened an invasion of France in the Pas de Calais region through the simulation of a large Field Army in South East England. Quicksilver formed part of the Operation Fortitude deception, itself part of the strategic Operation Bodyguard plan. The key element of Quicksilver was the creation in German minds that "First United States Army Group" (FUSAG) commanded by General George Patton supposedly would land in the Pas-de-Calais for the major invasion of Europe, after the landings in Normandy had lured the German defenders to that front. (FUSAG was a genuine army group headquarters which later became Omar Bradley's 12th Army Group, but was given a fictitious role and many non-e
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Operation Quicksilver (deception plan)
Operation Quicksilver was a Second World War military deception. Undertaken by the Allies in 1944, the operation threatened an invasion of France in the Pas de Calais region through the simulation of a large Field Army in South East England. Quicksilver formed part of the Operation Fortitude deception, itself part of the strategic Operation Bodyguard plan. The key element of Quicksilver was the creation in German minds that "First United States Army Group" (FUSAG) commanded by General George Patton supposedly would land in the Pas-de-Calais for the major invasion of Europe, after the landings in Normandy had lured the German defenders to that front. (FUSAG was a genuine army group headquarters which later became Omar Bradley's 12th Army Group, but was given a fictitious role and many non-e
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L’opération Quicksilver s'insc ...... ent lors de l'opération Cobra.
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Operation Quicksilver was a Se ...... as to be in the Pas-de-Calais.
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The D-Day naval deceptions made up one part of Operation Bodyguard.
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January - July 1944
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South East England
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Credited with contributing to ...... of the overall Bodyguard plan.
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L’opération Quicksilver s'insc ...... ns des opérations différentes.
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Operation Quicksilver was a Se ...... fictitious role and many non-e
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Operation Quicksilver (deception plan)
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Opération Quicksilver
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