HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: Deceiving the Nazis
In week three of the HistoryExtra Academy course on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign, historian and broadcaster Taylor Downing explores how hoax soldiers, dummy military equipment and a pretend commander concealed the Allies' D-Day plans from Nazi eyes

Published: May 28, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Discover more content from week three of the HistoryExtra Academy course on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
The road to D-Day: getting ready for action – reading time 6 mins
D-Day: why the training was deadlier than the assault – reading time 11 mins
The Allies’ big idea: the largest air battle of the Second World War – reading time 9 mins
"Hitler slept through D-Day", plus four other facts about the Normandy Landings you might not know... – reading time 5 mins
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