list staff deception planning department second world war established united_kingdom april section charge operational deception planning western major contribution operations bodyguard cover plan allied invasion normandy originally colonel department suffered lack authority resources december replaced colonel member middle eastern force deception department expanded dramatically wild split department operations intelligence sections lieutenant colonel retained charge wild placed read command immediately expanded staff bringing brother liaison officer secretary operations section expanded american officers major sam hood force alumnus joining department july wild won power struggle charge deception planning france consequently involved role sent france head forward section accompanied american officers lieutenant colonel major alfred moody end october american members department returned home leaving entirely british staff brigadier john original head joined university second lieutenant march appointed head deception section held rank colonel main task planning success complexity operation limited resources disposal lieutenant general time senior officer supreme commander having appointed viewed colonel force private army command december read replaced colonel reorganised head operations section deputy following allied invasion france deputy assistant chief staff appointed officer order british empire citation recognised work france retired army having attained rank brigadier colonel deputy cairo april end scheduled expansion assist bodyguard deception cover plan day landings clarke secretly suggested wild department head december year wild sent london believed leave assessed appointed role wild expanded divided sections operations intelligence received greater power including control information flowing double agents wild help planning major segment bodyguard plan situation long force alumnus lieutenant colonel brought head force operational deception unit wild clashed personal professional level eventually rewrote large portions plan pushed supporting role july wild wrestled control operational deception planning sent portion department plus american officers barnes france forward section remained rest staff read section lieutenant colonel son major like father educated oxford later soldier major joined alongside department intelligence officer colonel setting unit felt require operational capabilities intelligence remain arrival wild handed control expanded intelligence section included brother civilian secretary liaison officer following end war sent germany alongside brother search files german intelligence question officers asked write history deception western_europe including work including members prior wild arrival small staff consisting american officers january wild expanded staff include additional american officers experienced deception staff force cairo operations intelligence london gazette london gazette supplement february london gazette supplement war record recommendation award order british empire april
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