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R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during the fighting in Western Europe in 1944–45. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel David Strangeways.

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  • Die R Force war eine britische Täuschungseinheit während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie bestand aus Panzerwagen, Pionieren und einer Fernmeldeeinheit. Während der Operation Fortitude versuchte sie, die alliierten Kräfte in Britannien stärker erscheinen zu lassen und die deutsche Aufklärung über die Pläne dieser Truppen zu täuschen. Während der späteren Kämpfe in Westeuropa führte sie ähnliche Operationen durch. Sie stand unter dem Befehl von Oberstleutnant . (de)
  • R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during the fighting in Western Europe in 1944–45. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel David Strangeways. (en)
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  • 1944-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • R Force insignia. Engineers wore a blue background while signallers wore black. (en)
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  • R Force (en)
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  • Die R Force war eine britische Täuschungseinheit während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie bestand aus Panzerwagen, Pionieren und einer Fernmeldeeinheit. Während der Operation Fortitude versuchte sie, die alliierten Kräfte in Britannien stärker erscheinen zu lassen und die deutsche Aufklärung über die Pläne dieser Truppen zu täuschen. Während der späteren Kämpfe in Westeuropa führte sie ähnliche Operationen durch. Sie stand unter dem Befehl von Oberstleutnant . (de)
  • R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during the fighting in Western Europe in 1944–45. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel David Strangeways. (en)
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  • R Force (de)
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