Operation Ferdinand can refer to 2 operations in World War 2:
- In 1944, Operation Ferdinand was an Allied deception plan, which supported the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon) in August 1944 by leading the Germans to believe that the objective of the invasion was the Genoa region of Italy.
- In 1942, Operation Ferdinand was the network of coast-watchers operating on Japanese-held islands throughout the Philippines and the South Pacific region. This system of observers consisted of civilians and some military volunteers who radioed reports on Japanese ship movements.
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Allied military deception in World War II
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| 'A' Force |
- Dudley Clarke
- Victor Jones
- Jasper Maskelyne
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| London Controlling Section |
- John Bevan
- David Strangeways
- Dennis Wheatley
- Ronald Wingate
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| D Division |
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| Ghost Army |
- Louis Dalton Porter
- Ellsworth Kelly
- David Slepian
- Bill Blass
- Art Kane
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| Other |
- R Force
- Beach Jumpers
- Double Cross System & Twenty Committee
- Starfish site
- John Cecil Masterman
- Ernest Townsend
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| Double Agents |
- Joan Pujol Garcia (Garbo)
- Roman Czerniawski (Brutus)
- Roger Grosjean (Fido)
- Günther Schütz (Rainbow)
- Arthur Owens (Snow)
- Gösta Caroli (Summer)
- Wulf Schmidt (Tate)
- Nathalie Sergueiew (Treasure)
- Dušan Popov (Tricycle)
- Werner von Janowski (Watchdog)
- Eddie Chapman (Zig-Zag)
- Ewen Montagu
- Josef Jakobs
- Mutt and Jeff
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Field Armies
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- First United States Army Group
- Fourth British Army
- Twelfth British Army
- Fourteenth United States Army
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Corps
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- British XIV Corps
- British XVI Corps
- US XXXIII Corps
- US XXXVII Corps
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Divisions
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- US 6th Airborne Division
- US 9th Airborne Division
- US 11th Infantry Division
- US 17th Infantry Division
- US 21st Airborne Division
- US 25th Armored Division
- US 48th Infantry Division
- US 55th Infantry Division
- British 58th Infantry Division
- US 59th Infantry Division
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Brigades
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Other
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- British deception formations in World War II
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| Operations |
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Operation Bodyguard
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- Operation Fortitude
- Operation Quicksilver
- Operation Skye
- Operation Zeppelin
- D-Day naval deceptions
- Operation Titanic
- Operation Ironside
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Other
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- Operation Accumulator
- Operation Barclay
- Operation Bertram
- Operation Boardman
- Operation Cascade
- Operation Chettyford
- Operation Cockade
- Operation Copperhead
- Operation Ferdinand
- Operation Forfar
- Operation Hardboiled
- Operation Mincemeat
- Operation Scherhorn
- Operation Span
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