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In what month and year did the Allied forces gather in Britain for a major invasion?
In what month and year did the Allied forces gather in Britain for a major invasion?
June 1944
What was the purpose of the 'ghost army' and dummy tanks during the D-Day deception campaign?
What was the purpose of the 'ghost army' and dummy tanks during the D-Day deception campaign?
To fool the Germans
What would have been the consequence if the D-Day landings had failed?
What would have been the consequence if the D-Day landings had failed?
Defeat
Where did the largest seaborne invasion in history take place?
Where did the largest seaborne invasion in history take place?
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Who was involved in the D-Day deception campaign, according to the text?
Who was involved in the D-Day deception campaign, according to the text?
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Study Notes
D-Day Invasion
- By June 1944, over two million troops had gathered in Britain for the invasion.
- The invasion was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
- The D-Day deception campaign, involving a ghost army, a General Montgomery lookalike, and dummy tanks, successfully fooled the Germans.
- The deception campaign was part of the overall strategy to mislead the Nazis about the location and timing of the invasion.
- The alternative outcome, where D-Day had failed, was considered a possibility, with a fictional quote 'Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed'.
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Test your knowledge of the largest seaborne invasion in history, D-Day, and its deception campaign. Learn about the events leading up to and during the invasion, and explore what could have happened if D-Day had failed.
