EP69 – Operation Fortitude

Send us Fan MailOperation Fortitude, the Allied deception effort in advance of D-Day…a peer of mine called it, “elegant,” but the proper description might have been encompassing. And it truly was. A multi-discipline effort utilizing a host of deception efforts, from signals, to decoy equipment and personas, to targeting bombing raids, to the use of double agents, Fortitude was all of that and then some. Join Joe as he pulls the threads on Fortitude, looking at it from strategic inception, all the way through its employment. He looks at its complexity, its completeness, and yes, its elegance. All told, its an amazing piece of D-Day history and one that’s only been told in bits and pieces, until now.   If you'd like to become a Patreon supporter of The "We're Not Lost, Private" Podcast, check us out here: https://patreon.com/WereNotLostPrivatePodcast  You can check us out on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WereNotLostPrivatePodcast If you like the pod, please hit like, subscribe and share! You can listen to us on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and a host of other podcatchers. We're also on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/werenotlostprivate1944   and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WereNotLostPrivate  To order a copy of Joe’s book, Jump into the Fight, Volume I: The Complete, Unabridged History of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, head over to the link: https://ssgtmooch.wixsite.com/joe-muccia/jump-into-the-fight-vol1 Support the show