I read where the allies sent spies and massive psyops in to make germany think it was pas de calais, confirming the main choice. No one listened to rommel because of the overwhelming “evidence”.
But also read where d-day succeeded only because it was delayed so long, and german troops were already decimated by russia and the eastern front. It would have been a different outcome had it been a year earlier.
Thanks for the comment, and I am glad that you are enjoying the series. It is a pretty big departure from my usual content, so I was not sure how readers would react.
Yes, the Allied deception plan was pretty amazing. It included the creation of an entire fake army commanded by their best general, Patton. And also tricking a known German spy by feeding him false information until after D-day, and then getting him to send an "emergency" transmission saying that Normandy was the actual target. But they made sure that it would arrive too late for Germany to do anything about it. That kept the deception plan going.
Interestingly, the Allies did not even bother to fake a landing near Antwerp, so apparently they thought that the Germans did not consider it a realistic option.
And a D-day in 1943 would likely have been a disaster.
I read where the allies sent spies and massive psyops in to make germany think it was pas de calais, confirming the main choice. No one listened to rommel because of the overwhelming “evidence”.
But also read where d-day succeeded only because it was delayed so long, and german troops were already decimated by russia and the eastern front. It would have been a different outcome had it been a year earlier.
Totally enjoy your series!
Thanks for the comment, and I am glad that you are enjoying the series. It is a pretty big departure from my usual content, so I was not sure how readers would react.
Yes, the Allied deception plan was pretty amazing. It included the creation of an entire fake army commanded by their best general, Patton. And also tricking a known German spy by feeding him false information until after D-day, and then getting him to send an "emergency" transmission saying that Normandy was the actual target. But they made sure that it would arrive too late for Germany to do anything about it. That kept the deception plan going.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fortitude
Interestingly, the Allies did not even bother to fake a landing near Antwerp, so apparently they thought that the Germans did not consider it a realistic option.
And a D-day in 1943 would likely have been a disaster.
Enjoying these. But note your sentence cuts off in Terrain - Western Coast of France.
Are you looking at the email or the Substack website?
I know that Substack add a cut-off on the email, but the full article is on the Substack website.
This is what I see, on the website:
Western coast of France FAIL Western France is good terrain for an armored breakout, but the Massif Central would force the Allied Armies to m
Good catch. Thanks.
Corrected.