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A considerable part of the Allied victory in World War II can be attributed to an invisible and secret force: the art of deceiving and misleading the enemy. From Ian Fleming, the notable author of James Bond, to Roald Dahl—the feats of British intelligence were popularized in the mainstream media in the decades following World War II. The outcome of each operation was a matter of life and death, and with the war's result balanced on a knife's edge, the Allies, especially the British war room, resorted to the art of illusion and deception to successfully fool their enemies.

During World War II, the British Army made extensive use of fictitious formations as part of various military deception efforts to enhance their order of battle. These actions became marked in military history as true secret battles. From creating fake armies mentioned in radio broadcasts to launching a corpse with fake military plans on the shores monitored by the Germans, and using doppelgängers and cardboard or inflatable equipment, everything was valid in the war of illusion. British intelligence mastered this art, impressing even today with their World War II tactics.

In this video on the Viagem na História channel, discover a series of unknown facts about these actions, uncovering examples of deceptions and duplicities that changed the course of World War II.

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