Operation Hardboiled was a Second World War
military deception. Undertaken by the
Allies in 1942, it was the first attempt at deception by the
London Controlling Section (LCS) and was designed to convince the
Axis powers that the Allies would soon invade German-occupied Norway. The LCS had recently been established to plan deception across all theatres, but had struggled for support from the unenthusiastic military establishment. The LCS had little guidance in strategic deception, an activity pioneered by
Dudley Clarke the previous year, and was unaware of the extensive
double agent system controlled by
MI5. Although Clarke preferred the fast and inexpensive approach of spreading false rumours through agents and wireless traffic,
Hardboiled was conducted as a diversionary operation (training pictured). Resistance to the operation by the chosen units interfered with preparations.
Hitler ordered the reinforcement of Scandinavia in March and April 1942, before Hardboiled was shelved in May; it is unclear to what extent the operation contributed to his decision. (
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Operation Hardboiled was a Second World War
military deception. Undertaken by the
Allies in 1942, it was the first attempt at deception by the
London Controlling Section (LCS) and was designed to convince the
Axis powers that the Allies would soon invade German-occupied Norway. The LCS had recently been established to plan deception across all theatres, but had struggled for support from the unenthusiastic military establishment. The LCS had little guidance in strategic deception, an activity pioneered by
Dudley Clarke the previous year, and was unaware of the extensive
double agent system controlled by
MI5. Although Clarke preferred the fast and inexpensive approach of spreading false rumours through agents and wireless traffic,
Hardboiled was conducted as a diversionary operation (training pictured). Resistance to the operation by the chosen units interfered with preparations.
Hitler ordered the reinforcement of Scandinavia in March and April 1942, before Hardboiled was shelved in May; it is unclear to what extent the operation contributed to his decision. (
Full article...)
... that when it was built as a private house in 1902, Tower House in
Brighton(pictured) had such unusually modern features as
underfloor heating and a combined shower and bath?
... that it is thought ClearSign Combustion may have been the first publicly-traded company to take advantage of
JOBS Act rules allowing avoidance of
Sarbanes–Oxley Act accounting standards?
... that Chris Wu lost 8 kilograms (18 lb) in ten days when he was cast in The Third Wish as a skinny farmer with
ALS disorder?
... that although Brown Creek is usually dry, it can sometimes experience intense floods?
... that in 1902, Admiral Hammerton Killick went down with his ship during a civil war waged in support of
Anténor Firmin's bid to become president of
Haiti?
1935 – With the aid of a radio station in
Daventry, England, and two receiving
antennas, Scottish engineer and inventor Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrated the use of
radar.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,728,829 articles.
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