Contents

Illustrations, Maps and Charts

Introduction by Nigel West

Foreword

Preface

Translation

I

Early Planning

II

Appendix Y

III

BODYGUARD and FORTITUDE

IV

Organisation and Technical Resources

V

The Double-Cross Agents

VI

First Steps

VII

FORTITUDE NORTH

VIII

FORTITUDE NORTH (Continued)

IX

The Camouflage Policy Reversed

X

The Joint Commanders’ Plan

XI

The Move to Concentration

XII

Subsidiary Threats

XIII

The ARTIST Crisis

XIV

Physical Deception and the Invasion

XV

BRUTUS Joins FUSAG

XVI

GARBO and the Invasion (I)

XVII

GARBO and the Invasion (II)

XVIII

FORTITUDE NORTH Continued and Ended

XIX

Reactions to BODYGUARD and FORTITUDE NORTH

XX

The German View, Spring 1944

XXI

The Influence of FORTITUDE SOUTH

XXII

German Opinion in May

XXIII

The Invasion through Enemy Eyes

XXIV

Removal of Security Restrictions

XXV

TWEEZER

XXVI

German Reactions in June

XXVII

The New Plan

XXVIII

The Departing Formations

XXIX

FORTITUDE SOUTH II Executed

XXX

Developments in August

XXXI

FORTITUDE Ended

XXXII

Arnhem

XXXIII

The Control of Deception Overseas

XXXIV

The End of FUSAG

XXXV

TROLLEYCAR and the Move to Yorkshire

XXXVI

The Closing Scene

XXXVII

The Agents Take Their Leave

XXXVIII

Conclusion

APPENDICES:

I

Plan BODYGUARD, 25th December, 1943

II

Plan FORTITUDE, 23rd February, 1944

III

FORTITUDE Directive, 26th February, 1944

IV

FORTITUDE SOUTH: Joint Commanders’ Plan, 18th May, 1944

V

FORTITUDE SOUTH: Outline Plan for Special Means, 6th May, 1944

VI

Plan FORTITUDE SOUTH II: SHAEF Outline Plan, 19th July, 1944

VII

FORTITUDE SOUTH II: Outline Plan for Special Means, 20th July, 1944

VIII

Special Means Interim Plan for the Movement of Fourteenth Army from East Anglia to the South Coast, 18th August, 1944

IX

Current Cover and Deception Policy: SHAEF Policy Directive, 8th September, 1944

X

Special Means Plan for Move of Part of Fourth Army from Kent to Essex, 11th September, 1944

XI

Regrouping of Notional Order of Battle in the United Kingdom: Special Means Plan, 6th November, 1944

XII

Disbandment or Reorganisation of Notional Forces in the United Kingdom: Special Means Plan, 19th January, 1945

XIII

FORTITUDE SOUTH Order of Battle: British Controlled Agents’ Share in Compiling German Intelligence Reports during the Year 1944, 1st February-16 December, 1944

XIV

JOSEPHINE and FUSAG, German Report of 6th January, 1945

XV

Glossary

Index