History glossary
Operation Fortitude
the Allied deception operation that helped convince Germany the main invasion would come away from Normandy.
- Category
- Military deception
- Region
- Western Europe
- Date range
- 1944
What it means
Operation Fortitude was a major Allied deception effort before and after D-Day. It used false signals, dummy formations, controlled intelligence, and plausible threats to mislead German command about where the main invasion would fall.
Stories using this term
D-Day and the Liberation of Europe
From Operation Overlord to the Rhine crossing, this story traces how the western Allies opened a decisive front, liberated occupied Europe, and helped defeat Nazi Germany.
The Second World War
From fragile peace to global war, WWII reshaped the world through conflict, genocide, and new power orders.
