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BODYGUARD
BODYGUARD, codename for deception operations decided upon at the Allied Cairo conference in December 1943 (see SEXTANT). The object of BODYGUARD was to persuade the Germans that though a large-scale cross-Channel invasion was being planned it was not going to take place until the end of the summer of 1944 and that the Allies had other large-scale operations in mind elsewhere. Although various ploys were implemented, BODYGUARD failed to divert Hitler's immediate attention from the Channel coast. The codename originated from Churchill's remark at the Teheran conference in November 1943 (see Eureka) that ‘in wartime truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies’.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BODYGUARD." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BODYGUARD." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BODYGUARD.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BODYGUARD." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BODYGUARD.html |
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bodyguard
bod·y·guard / ˈbädēˌgärd/ • n. a person or group of persons hired to escort and protect another person, esp. a dignitary. |
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"bodyguard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bodyguard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bodyguard.html "bodyguard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bodyguard.html |
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•Bayard • galliard • Savoyard
•Svalbard
•bombarde, Lombard
•Goddard • blackguard • vanguard
•Asgard • safeguard • Midgard
•bodyguard • lifeguard • Bogarde
•coastguard • mudguard • rearguard
•fireguard • Kierkegaard • diehard
•blowhard
•Jacquard, placard
•flashcard • railcard • racecard • Picard
•scorecard • showcard • phonecard
•Ballard, mallard
•Willard • Abelard • bollard • Barnard
•Maynard, reynard
•communard • Oudenarde • Stoppard
•Gerard • Everard • brassard
•Hansard, mansard
•Trenchard • Ostade • leotard
•boulevard • scrapyard • farmyard
•barnyard • graveyard • brickyard
•shipyard
•dockyard, stockyard
•foreyard • courtyard • boatyard
•woodyard • junkyard • churchyard
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"bodyguard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bodyguard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bodyguard.html "bodyguard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bodyguard.html |
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