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13th May 1944: 'ARABAL' tells Nazis that US troops in Scotland are preparing for the invasion of Norway

May 13, 2024
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Scotland was the site of many amphibious landing exercises - but they were not watched by German spies. Lord Louis Mountbatten (on right) watching a landing exercise on the beach at the combined operations centre at Dundonald Camp in 1942. Note the fact that the men are using a dummy landing craft, the ramp of which leads into shallow pit filled with wa…

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