Operation Ironside
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During World War II
, Operation Ironside was a deception carried out by the Allies in 1944 in support of the invasion of Normandy. Ironside falsely threatened an Allied invasion of France along the Bay of Biscay
, near Bordeaux
during the summer of 1944.
Ironside was part of the deception of Operation Fortitude
.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Operation Ironside was a deception carried out by the Allies in 1944 in support of the invasion of Normandy. Ironside falsely threatened an Allied invasion of France along the Bay of Biscay
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
, near Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
during the summer of 1944.
Ironside was part of the deception of Operation Fortitude
Operation Fortitude
Operation Fortitude was the codename for a World War II military deception employed by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy during the build up to the 1944 Normandy Landings...
.