Operation Fortitude
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Operation Fortitude was a military deception operation by the Allied nations as part of Operation Bodyguard, an overall deception strategy during the buildup to the 1944 Normandy landings. Fortitude w
Juan Pujol Garcia, or agent Garbo, was a key part of the Fortitude deception
Dummy landing craft, used during Fortitude, at an unknown location in the South-East of England
Edinburgh Castle, the headquarters of the fictional British Fourth Army during Operation Fortitude
Juan Pujol García
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Juan Pujol García, also known as Joan Pujol i García, was a Spanish spy who worked as a double agent loyal to the United Kingdom against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain
Operation Fortitude
…of them were recruited as double agents under the Double Cross System. For Fortitude, the intelligence agencies made particular use of three agents: Juan Pujol García (Garbo), a Spanish citizen who volunteered to set himself up as a double agent. Garbo was a key agent for the Fortitude deception. His fictional network…
Pujol as a conscript, 1931
An inflatable M4 Sherman tank of the First US Army Group
Pujol's passport in Venezuela