FIRST U.S. ARMY GROUP

London, England • May 30, 1944 In the run-up to the invasion of main­land Europe (Oper­a­tion Over­lord), the Western Allies con­cocted an ambi­tious stra­tegic decep­tion plan to mis­lead their adver­sa­ries as to where and when the actual inva­sion would take place. Called Oper­a­tion For­ti­tude, the plan had 2 polar-oppo­site com­po­nents. For­ti­tude North supposedly threatened German-occupied Norway…