In the spring of 1944, Adolf Hitler firmly believed that the
Allies would invade the Continent by landing troops on the beaches
of Normandy, but anti-Nazi officers in German Intelligence
ultimately persuaded him that Normandy would be a mere diversion.
The "real" invasion, Hitler was assured, would be at Calais.
"Righteous Deception" focuses on the activities of two officers
whose consciences kept them from siding with Hitler and the Nazis.
Their campaign of misinformation and deception convinced Hitler to
keep half of the German forces in northern France to defend against
an invasion that would never come. This decision ultimately cost
Hitler the war.
Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of German Military Intelligence,
turned against Hitler within a year after he had come to power.
Canaris and his circle of friends in an opposition movement known
as the "Schwarze Kapelle" (Black Orchestra) did everything possible
to prevent Hitler from winning the war, which believed would be a
catastrophe. Colonel Alexis von Roenne headed the "Fremde Heere
West," the branch of Intelligence responsible for evaluating the
strength of Allied forces. In a key position to alter findings and
other information pertaining to Allied forces in Britain, he
doubled the estimated number of troops assembling for D-Day, giving
the impression that the Allies had enough men and equipment in
Britain for both an invasion in Calais and a diversion in
Normandy.
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