![]() ![]() This part of the plan, which also used inflatable tanks pointing towards Nazi-controlled territories, was called Operation Fortitude. Ultimately, the aim was for the Allies to make Germany believe they were about to strike at the same time in both France at Pas de Calais and in Norway, shifting their attention away from the shores of Normandy. Germany already suspected that any Allied attempt at invasion would take place on the French coast and Pas de Calais, the Nazi-controlled territory closest to England, appeared to be the most likely target. One of the more delicate aspects of the plan was to distract Nazi troops on the Western Front of the territory they controlled, as that was precisely where the landings were going to take place.
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