Operation Taxable

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Operation Taxable was a deception operation (part of Operation Bodyguard) during the Normandy Landings 6 June 1944.

Background

Prelude

Operation Taxable

5 to 6 June 1944

Operation Taxable was the largest of the four deception operations that night, which included dropping dummy parachutists near Boulogne and dropping tens of thousands of metal strips that would jam German radars, creating a screen that would protect a convoy of ships moving across the channel towards Pas-de-Calais. The later was known as "Window". The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron under Captain Leonard Cheshire[1].

Aftermath

Citations

  1. Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 128. ISBN 9780471423409.

Bibliography

Gilbert, Martin (2004). D-Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471423409.

Contributors: Paul Sidle