Operation Royal Flush
1944 Allied military deception during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Royal Flush was a military deception employed by the Allied Nations during the Second World War as part of the strategic deception Operation Bodyguard. Royal Flush was a political deception that expanded on the efforts of another Bodyguard deception, Operation Graffham, by emphasising the threat to Norway. It also lent support to parts of Operation Zeppelin via subtle diplomatic overtures to Spain and Turkey. The idea was that information from these neutral countries would filter back to the Abwehr (German Intelligence). Planned in April 1944 by Ronald Wingate, Royal Flush was executed throughout June by various Allied ambassadors to the neutral states. During implementation the plan was revised several times to be less extreme in its diplomatic demands. Information from neutral embassies was not well trusted by the Abwehr; as a result, Royal Flush had limited impact on German plans through 1944.
Operation Royal Flush | |
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Part of Operation Bodyguard | |
Operational scope | Political Deception |
Planned | 1944 |
Planned by | London Controlling Section |
Target | The Abwehr and the governments of Sweden, Spain and Turkey. |
Outcome | Limited impact, with German intelligence suspicious of reports from neutral embassies |