As the machinations and manoeuvrings of Allied planners turned theory into method, all the elements necessar y for Overlord were busily being prepped. But how did the Allies protect the invasion as it mustered, or clear the way for its launch?
As engineers pushed to develop specialist equipment to ease the first wave ashore on D-Day, as planners pieced together the operational elements on map tables and planning walls, and as commanders completed wargames, exercises and a series of rehearsals that increased in size and scope, there was one matter that was the concern of many: secrecy.
The shield guarding the D-Day invasion was as complex as they come, a raft of security arrangements designed to keep prying eyes looking elsewhere. However, even with the implementation of restricted areas, it would be difficult for any German agent in Britain and Luftwaffe reconnaissance to miss that something was afoot as two armies of men, vehicles and equipment trained and camped in southern England.
“Faulty disposition”
Given the codename Operation Bodyguard, the central deception effort comprised numerous schemes. The effort began on or just after July 14, 1943, when a paper was circulated about which Thaddeus H…
