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Operation Ironside

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South). Axis commanders had considered the idea and conducted exercises in preparation, and training continued in the region after D-Day. Following the Normandy invasion, the Allies had expected both German divisions in the Bordeaux area to mobilize. In the end, only the 17th SS Panzer Division moved
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Ironside began on 23 May 1944 with the aim of having the threat established by 29 May and continued until 28 June (22 days after the Normandy landings). It was implemented via double agents, in Britain and the United States, under the control of the Twenty Committee. The operation did not receive any
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German intelligence documents indicate that there was never strong belief that the Allies were ready to land in the Bordeaux region. Intercepted situation reports suggested that the Germans believed rumours of landings in the area to be "cover operations of small caliber" and part of the cover for a
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Although many messages were sent by agents, the Twenty Committee considered that Ironside was quite unrealistic and as a result was cautious about promoting it too heavily. Most of the information was sent with words of caution or uncertainty to ensure that the agent would not be compromised. One of
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deception planners were worried about the impact of a theoretical US invasion force on the continuing Fortitude deception. It was decided that a new story would be presented to the Germans, suggesting that the Allies intended to bolster French resistance in the south of the country. The operation
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for the most part used less important agents and added words of caution to the messages they sent, reducing the impact of the story. Allied landings around Bordeaux may also have seemed implausible because it was beyond air cover from the UK and lacked the normal physical elements (such as naval
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sent to England in 1941 and turned double shortly after) opened the operation, on 23 May, in a message to his German handlers stating that a friend from the US had identified an expeditionary force, consisting of six divisions, preparing to sail. On 29 May, Bronx sent a telegram identifying an
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Messages were also sent from the US. Rudloff, an agent based in the New York, sent four reports between 2 and 20 June. He identified the six divisions under Fredendall being sidelined for specialist training in bridge building but not amphibious assault and under heavy security. A last-minute
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assault, using Overlord formations, staged out of the United Kingdom. This would then be followed up with six divisions sailing from the east coast of the United States. Historians disagree on the impact of Ironside on German plans. There is no indication that the operation was successful in
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Historians are divided over whether the deception played a major role in the German response. Most, such as historian Ben McIntyre, agree that Ironside added to the general picture of confusion for the German commanders. McIntyre quotes senior Allied figures, such as
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John Bevan had asked Newman Smith to retain the threat of a US invasion force beyond 28 June when the initial deception was supposed to have ended. Agent Rudloff sent messages on 10, 12 and 18 July referring to the Ironside force. In mid-July, the Allies began
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who had later sworn her to secrecy. According to Bronx, the officer had boasted about an airborne assault in the Bordeaux region that would be in the papers the following morning. The next day he had told her the operation had been delayed by a month.
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cover from the United Kingdom. Historian Terry Crowdy's analysis is that Ironside may have suffered simply from lack of resources. In common with other, higher-impact, Bodyguard deceptions it preyed on a concern that the Allies knew Hitler and the
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was an important port for the German war effort and had already been a target of commando raids two years earlier. Ironside intended to play on German fears of an invasion in the region, with the aim of tying down defensive forces following
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invasion targeted at the Bordeaux region within a month, using the code "dentist" to say she was certain of the information. She also sent a follow-up letter explaining that the information came from a drunken British officer in the
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divisions for the assault with the supposed reinforcements consisting of six real divisions (the 26th, 94th, 95th, and 104th Infantry, and the 10th and 11th Armored) under the notional command of Lieutenant General
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was a 1942 commando raid targeting important shipping in the port. In January 1944, the Allies intercepted communications indicating that German commanders were concerned by the possibility of landings in the
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before advancing to meet formations supposedly part of an invasion of the Mediterranean coast of France (in reality these were fictional landings as well, part of another Bodyguard deception called
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had discussed. Crowdy suggests that with physical deception, and more effort, Ironside could have succeeded in the same way as deceptions aimed against Calais, Normandy and the Mediterranean.
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resources from the Allied navies or airforce, so the deception had no physical element. This meant that Ironside had none of the traditional accompaniments to an invasion, including
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was an important port for the German war effort, receiving a great deal of cargo, mostly raw materials, from overseas. It was also a major naval base, with huge
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region of France. The next month, German naval and air units undertook anti-invasion exercises in the area. Ironside was intended to amplify these concerns.
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flights, bombardment, and naval operations. As a result, the Twenty Committee was cautious about using important agents to pass over the deception.
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After the operation closed, at the end of June 1944, the threat of invasion from the United States was informally kept alive. It was revisited as
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in the Bordeaux region to tie up German forces. Most of Ironside II was ignored by the Germans, whose interest had turned away from the region.
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convincing the Germans of imminent Allied plans to invade the Bay of Biscay. On the other hand, Allied planners attributed the delay of a
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Part of the problem was that Bordeaux may not have appeared a plausible Allied target because it was out of range of
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Ironside was one of several plans within the larger Operation Bodyguard deception (contemporary boundaries shown).
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north, and even they were delayed by several days, while the 11th Panzer Division remained to guard the region.
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transmitter in France. Known to be under German control, when the operator asked about routes to send escaped
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dismisses the impact of the operation saying that there is "no evidence that anyone took them seriously".
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As Ironside was a marginal operation, and they were worried about exposing agents as false, the
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At first, Bevan suggested that the fictional invasion force should stage from the American
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Operation Fortitude: The True Story of the Key Spy Operation of WWII That Saved D-Day
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The lead was given to the less important Agent Bronx, a Peruvian socialite named
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went largely unnoticed and German interest in the Bordeaux region dissipated.
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the handlers replied that they should, from 15 June, be sent toward Bordeaux.
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Operation Ironside formed part of Operation Bodyguard, a broad strategic
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British Intelligence in the Second World War: Strategic Deception
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activities and dummy landing craft) associated with an invasion.
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The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War
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The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War
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high command as to Allied intentions during the lead-up to the
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For the 2021 sting operation known as Operation Ironside, see
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Deceiving Hitler: Double Cross and Deception in World War II
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According to the storyline for Ironside, ten days following
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Overall planning for Bodyguard and Ironside rested with
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and Bordeaux had already been a target for the Allies.
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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3760: 3753: 3746: 3739: 3732: 3725: 3718: 3711: 3704: 3697: 3690: 3670: 3663: 3656: 3649: 3642: 3635: 3628: 3621: 3614: 3607: 3600: 3580: 3573: 3566: 3559: 3551: 3544: 3537: 3528: 3521: 3513: 3506: 3504:French Indochina 3499: 3492: 3485: 3478: 3470: 3463: 3456: 3448: 3428: 3419: 3412: 3403: 3396: 3389: 3382: 3375: 3368: 3361: 3354: 3351:from August 1944 3342: 3335: 3328: 3321: 3314: 3307: 3300: 3293: 3286: 3274: 3267: 3260: 3253: 3246: 3234: 3226: 3219: 3212: 3205: 3198: 3191: 3184: 3172: 3165: 3158: 3151: 3136: 3116: 3109: 3102: 3095: 3088: 3077: 3062: 3055: 3048: 3043: 3034: 3027: 3020: 3011: 3004: 2997: 2995:Nanjing Massacre 2990: 2983: 2974: 2972:Nuremberg trials 2965: 2958: 2951: 2944: 2937: 2930: 2921: 2914: 2907: 2900: 2880: 2873: 2866: 2857: 2850: 2843: 2836: 2829: 2822: 2813: 2804: 2797: 2790: 2783: 2774: 2767: 2760: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2732: 2725: 2705: 2696: 2689: 2682: 2673: 2666: 2659: 2652: 2643: 2636: 2629: 2620: 2613: 2606: 2599: 2592: 2585: 2578: 2576:Asia and Pacific 2558: 2551: 2544: 2537: 2530: 2523: 2516: 2507: 2505:Mulberry harbour 2500: 2493: 2486: 2479: 2472: 2465: 2458: 2451: 2442: 2435: 2428: 2419: 2412: 2405: 2398: 2391: 2384: 2377: 2370: 2363: 2356: 2347: 2340: 2325: 2313: 2306: 2297: 2290: 2283: 2276: 2269: 2262: 2255: 2234: 2227: 2220: 2211: 2034: 1895:Twenty Committee 1892: 1828: 1804:Jasper Maskelyne 1708: 1585: 1560: 1553: 1546: 1537: 1531: 1512: 1500: 1486: 1467: 1454:Deception in War 1445: 1433: 1422: 1403: 1384: 1356: 1353: 1344: 1341: 1335: 1332: 1323: 1320: 1314: 1311: 1296: 1293: 1287: 1284: 1278: 1275: 1262: 1259: 1238: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1220: 1217: 1211: 1208: 1197: 1194: 1183: 1180: 1171: 1168: 1115:fighter aircraft 1078:prisoners of war 1027: 1009:Lloyd Fredendall 947:Twenty Committee 874:Twenty Committee 433:La Haye-du-Puits 418:American Sector 326:American Sector 272:Merville Battery 252:Airborne assault 159: 155: 145: 138: 131: 122: 112:Executed by 48: 28: 5531: 5530: 5526: 5525: 5524: 5522: 5521: 5520: 5501: 5500: 5499: 5494: 5487: 5480: 5466: 5464: 5452: 5443: 5436: 5429: 5422: 5413: 5406: 5399: 5390: 5385:Atomic bombings 5383: 5376: 5369: 5362: 5355: 5346: 5339: 5332: 5325: 5318: 5311: 5304: 5297: 5290: 5283: 5276: 5269: 5262: 5255: 5248: 5241: 5228: 5221: 5210: 5203: 5196: 5187: 5180: 5173: 5166: 5159: 5152: 5143: 5134: 5127: 5118: 5111: 5104: 5097: 5088: 5081: 5076:Eastern Romania 5074: 5069:Warsaw Uprising 5067: 5062:Tannenberg Line 5060: 5053: 5048:Western Ukraine 5046: 5037: 5030: 5021: 5012: 5003: 4996: 4989: 4978: 4969: 4956: 4949: 4940: 4933: 4926: 4919: 4912: 4905: 4898: 4889: 4882: 4875: 4866: 4859: 4852: 4845: 4840:Battle of Kursk 4838: 4831: 4824: 4817: 4810: 4797: 4790: 4781: 4774: 4767: 4758: 4751: 4744: 4737: 4728: 4719: 4712: 4705: 4698: 4691: 4684: 4677: 4670: 4663: 4656: 4651:St Nazaire Raid 4649: 4642: 4635: 4622: 4615: 4608: 4601: 4594: 4587: 4580: 4573: 4566: 4559: 4552: 4545: 4538: 4531: 4524: 4517: 4510: 4503: 4496: 4489: 4475: 4466: 4459: 4452: 4445: 4438: 4433:Anglo-Iraqi War 4431: 4424:Battle of Crete 4422: 4415: 4408: 4401: 4394: 4381: 4372: 4365: 4358: 4353:Eastern Romania 4351: 4344: 4337: 4330: 4323: 4316: 4309: 4302: 4295: 4288: 4281: 4274: 4267: 4260: 4253: 4246: 4233: 4226: 4219: 4212: 4205: 4198: 4191: 4184: 4171: 4162: 4155: 4148: 4141: 4134: 4127: 4118: 4111: 4104: 4095: 4088: 4062: 4055: 4048: 4039: 4032: 4027: 4018: 4011: 4004: 3995: 3988: 3979: 3972: 3967: 3960: 3947: 3940: 3931: 3924: 3919: 3914:Western Ukraine 3912: 3905: 3898: 3891: 3884: 3877: 3870: 3863: 3858:Northeast China 3856: 3849: 3842: 3835: 3828: 3821: 3812: 3805: 3798: 3791: 3784: 3777: 3770: 3763: 3756: 3749: 3742: 3735: 3728: 3721: 3714: 3707: 3700: 3693: 3686: 3673: 3666: 3659: 3652: 3645: 3638: 3631: 3624: 3617: 3610: 3603: 3596: 3583: 3576: 3569: 3564:Slovak Republic 3562: 3554: 3547: 3540: 3535:Empire of Japan 3533: 3524: 3516: 3509: 3502: 3495: 3488: 3481: 3473: 3466: 3459: 3451: 3444: 3431: 3424: 3415: 3408: 3399: 3392: 3385: 3378: 3371: 3364: 3357: 3345: 3338: 3331: 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1844: 1815: 1799:Ernest Townsend 1787: 1763:Ellsworth Kelly 1744: 1720:Geoffrey Barkas 1693: 1680: 1662: 1634: 1625:Dennis Wheatley 1606: 1576: 1564: 1534: 1528: 1515: 1509: 1489: 1483: 1470: 1464: 1448: 1442: 1425: 1419: 1406: 1400: 1387: 1381: 1368: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1347: 1342: 1338: 1333: 1326: 1321: 1317: 1312: 1299: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1281: 1276: 1265: 1260: 1241: 1236: 1232: 1227: 1223: 1218: 1214: 1209: 1200: 1195: 1186: 1181: 1174: 1169: 1162: 1158: 1128: 1086: 1041:Elvira Chaudoir 1029: 1025: 1017: 965:Gironde estuary 904: 898: 867:panzer division 848:Planned by the 803: 798: 785: 572:Verrières Ridge 494:Le Mesnil-Patry 417: 415:Ground campaign 325: 288:American Sector 255:British Sector 254: 160: 157: 153: 151: 149: 86:Planned by 73: 51: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5529: 5527: 5519: 5518: 5513: 5503: 5502: 5496: 5495: 5493: 5492: 5485: 5478: 5461: 5458: 5457: 5454: 5453: 5451: 5450: 5449: 5448: 5441: 5434: 5420: 5419: 5418: 5404: 5401:South Sakhalin 5397: 5396: 5395: 5381: 5374: 5367: 5360: 5353: 5352: 5351: 5337: 5330: 5323: 5316: 5309: 5302: 5295: 5288: 5281: 5274: 5267: 5260: 5253: 5246: 5238: 5236: 5230: 5229: 5227: 5226: 5219: 5218: 5217: 5201: 5194: 5193: 5192: 5178: 5171: 5164: 5157: 5150: 5141: 5132: 5125: 5116: 5109: 5102: 5095: 5086: 5079: 5072: 5065: 5058: 5051: 5044: 5035: 5028: 5019: 5010: 5001: 4994: 4987: 4976: 4966: 4964: 4958: 4957: 4955: 4954: 4947: 4946: 4945: 4938: 4924: 4917: 4910: 4903: 4896: 4895: 4894: 4880: 4873: 4864: 4857: 4850: 4843: 4836: 4829: 4826:Battle of Attu 4822: 4815: 4807: 4805: 4799: 4798: 4796: 4795: 4788: 4779: 4772: 4765: 4756: 4749: 4742: 4735: 4726: 4725: 4724: 4717: 4703: 4696: 4689: 4682: 4675: 4668: 4661: 4654: 4647: 4640: 4632: 4630: 4624: 4623: 4621: 4620: 4613: 4606: 4599: 4592: 4585: 4578: 4575:Battle of Guam 4571: 4564: 4557: 4550: 4543: 4536: 4529: 4522: 4515: 4508: 4501: 4498:Battle of Kiev 4494: 4487: 4473: 4472: 4471: 4457: 4450: 4443: 4436: 4429: 4428: 4427: 4413: 4406: 4399: 4391: 4389: 4383: 4382: 4380: 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Index

ANOM
Operation Bodyguard
Grayscale map of Europe with the subordinate plans of Operation Bodyguard labelled
Political deception
Bay of Biscay
London Controlling Section
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Operation Overlord
Atlantic Wall
Bodyguard
Fortitude
Zeppelin
Titanic
Taxable, Glimmer & Big Drum
Combined Bomber Offensive
Pointblank
Transport Plan
Postage Able
Tarbrush
Tiger
Fabius
Tonga
Caen canal and Orne river bridges
Merville Battery
Mallard
American Sector
Albany
Boston

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