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4 unusual facts about London Controlling Section


D-Day naval deceptions

The London Controlling Section (LCS) had spent some time convincing German commanders that the First United States Army Group (FUSAG) represented the bulk of the Allied invasion force.

Operation Graffham

As a result John Bevan, head of the London Controlling Section (LCS) and charged with overall organisation of Bodyguard, was concerned that visual/wireless deception would not be enough to create a believable threat.

Operation Ironside

Planning for Ironside fell to the London Controlling Section, with the operation carried out via double agents.

Overall planning for Bodyguard, and Ironside, rested with John Bevan and the London Controlling Section (LCS).


David Strangeways

To bring about the deception, novelist and fellow deception officer Dennis Wheatley, based at the London Controlling Section, supplied Strangeways with a letter to an acquaintance in Cairo and a copy of his latest novel.


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