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HEADLINE: D-Day in color: Photographs from the invasion of Normandy in WWII by the Denver Post 

HEADLINE: “These Are the Boys of Pointe Du Hoc”: D-Day Speech by Ronald Reagan 

Phantom Force – Deception was a major part of the Allied campaign plan. To mislead the Germans into believing that the Pas de Calais — rather than the Cotentin Peninsula — would be the site of the invasion, Eisenhower’s staff created a mythical 1st U.S. Army Group. Gen. George S. Patton, the American general the Germans most respected, was assigned to command the phantom army and saw to it that known enemy agents received information on the status of Patton’s force. Components of the fictitious command indulged in extensive radio trafficking to signal to German intelligence analysts that a major military organization was functioning.

Ghost Army – The 1st U.S. Army Group’s efforts are not to be confused with the deception tactics of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, also known as the Ghost Army. The unit, which was employed in the immediate aftermath of the Normandy invasion but has little relevance to D-Day itself, was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

The Resistance – In support of D-Day, the French Resistance’s primary utility was in the gathering of intelligence, the destruction of German logistical and communications capabilities such as railroads and telephone lines. The Allies understood the large-scale coordinated military action by the Resistance would probably not be possible prior to D-Day, but th