A team of German commandos are transported by submarine to kidnap Montgomery. The Germans have been deceived further than Harvey realises. His job completed, James hides at a heavily guarded villa on the coast. With only a few days remaining before the landings, it is learned that the Germans have indeed been fooled and have kept many troops in the south, away from Normandy. James and Harvey tour North Africa and visit the troops. To further the deception, local businessman and known German agent Karl Nielson is invited to dinner so that he will learn of and spread the information. After an interview with the general, James is dispatched to tour North Africa.Īccompanied by Harvey, who is playing the role of a brigadier and Montgomery's aide-de-camp, James arrives at Gibraltar, where the governor, who has known Montgomery for years, is astounded by the likeness. Disguised as a corporal, he spends time at Montgomery's headquarters and learns to copy the general's mannerisms and style. James doubts that he can successfully impersonate Montgomery, but he agrees to try. He is summoned to London purportedly to test for an army film, and a plan is devised by which he will tour North Africa impersonating Montgomery. Clifton James, a lieutenant stationed in Leicester with the Royal Army Pay Corps and a professional actor during peacetime. They are initially unable to devise such a plan, but one night, Harvey sees an actor at a London theatre performing a convincing impression of General Bernard Montgomery. The details of the operation are handed to two intelligence officers, Colonel Logan and Major Harvey. A few months before the D-Day landings during World War II, the British government launches a misinformation campaign, spreading a rumour that the landings might occur at a location other than Normandy.
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