But far more important to Marshall—and the planners at COSSAC/SHAEF—is the fact that the Germans still believe the beaches of Normandy are not the primary landing sites for an Allied invasion when, in truth, that is where the Allies intend to attack. With this assurance, Allied planners can concentrate on continuing the series of superb intelligence deceptions that have fooled the Germans to date and will do so in the future. (So much has been written about these deceptions they will not be described here.) But how comforting it is to know that the wool one is pulling over the enemy’s eyes is
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