D-Day: The King Who Fooled Hitler

February 27, 2020

According to the University of Warwick:

Research by Professor Richard Aldrich of Warwick’s Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) played a central part in a new Channel 4 documentary, broadcast this weekend, exploring how British intelligence enlisted the Royal Family as part of its scheme to mislead the Nazis about plans for the liberation of Europe.

King George VI was an enthusiastic support of the “secret war,” and spent a week with SOE…

When asked to be part of the grand deception being planned to persuade the Nazis that the Allies might launch the D-Day invasion via Calais or even Norway, he didn’t hesitate.

To read the entire article from the University of Warwick, please click here.

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