The Road to D-Day The Great Deception (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

The Road to D-Day

The Great Deception (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

Britain made huge efforts to conceal from the Nazis the precise beaches on which the D-Day troops would land. This is the story of a highly successful deception plan.

Director

Philip Dampier

Producer

Philip Dampier

Editor

Douglas Collopy

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Updated Dec 31, 2010

Release date

2010 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
David I. Strangeways Self - Commander, 'R Force' (as David Strangeways) Self - Commander, 'R Force' (as David Strangeways) See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Edgar Williams Self - Brigadier, 21 Army Group (as Sir Edgar Williams) Self - Brigadier, 21 Army Group (as Sir Edgar Williams) See fewer	Men in Battle (1956)
Les Phillips Self - Wireless Operator, 'R Force' Self - Wireless Operator, 'R Force' See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Gwyndon Jenkins Self - Corporal, 'R Force' Self - Corporal, 'R Force' See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Alex Lyons Self - Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 'R Force' Self - Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 'R Force' See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Arthur Merchant Self - Sapper, Royal Engineers, 'R Force' Self - Sapper, Royal Engineers, 'R Force' See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
John Cockle Self Self See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Peter White Self - Colonel, Royal Engineers Self - Colonel, Royal Engineers See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Harry Hinsley Self (as Professor Sir Harry Hinsley) Self (as Professor Sir Harry Hinsley) See fewer	The Road to D-Day (2010)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Bernard L. Montgomery Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Victory at Sea (1952)
George S. Patton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Arthur Tedder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer