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Operation Bodyguard

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Operation Bodyguard was the main deception operation of world war 2, taking lace in the months leading up to, and during D-DAY

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OPERATION BODYGUARD

THE EPIC MILITARY DECEPTION PLAN

ROMMEL

THE GERMAN TACTICAL GENIUS WHO FORTIFIED CALAIS IN READINESS FOR THE INVASION THAT NEVER CAME
Rommel was moved to the Pas-de- Calais region after Operation Fortitude successfully convinced Hitler that the Allies were to invade in that region. He set about fortifying the seafronts, little knowing that the allies had deceived him,and that they would actually invade in Normandy.

GARBO

THE DOUBLE AGENT WHO PLAYED A BIG PART IN BODYGUARD

SOME OF ROMMEL'S BEACH DEFENCES

FOR THE ARMY THAT NEVER CAME

MUTT AND JEFF

TWO AGENTS WHO HELPED CONVINCE HITLER THAT THE ALLIES WERE PREPARING TO INVADE NORWAY
These agents sent fake radio messages and information to their handlers,who received the information with open arms, Little knowing that they had in fact been caught months before and turned into double agents

A BEACH IN PAS-DE-CALAIS

THAT ROMMEL EXPECTED THE ALLIES TO LAND ON.

A MAP OF THE NORMANDY BEACHES.

THE ACTUAL LOCATION THE ALLIES INVADED IN

THE BALKANS.

ANOTHER REGION THAT THE ALLIES TRIED TO CONVINCE THE GERMANS THAT THEY WOULD INVADE IN

NORWAY

ANOTHER REGION DEFENCES WERE FORTIFIED IN AFTER THE ALLIES THREATENED A BOGUS INVASION WITH OPERATION FORTITUDE NORTH

THE WAY IN WHICH

THE ALLIES CONVINCED THE GERMANS IN CALAIS ON THE MORNING OF D DAY THAT A FLEET WAS COMING

A MAP

OF SOME OF THE NAVAL AND ARIEL DECEPTIONS IN D DAY

SOME OF ROMMEL'S DEFENCES

FOR THE ARMY THAT NEVER CAME