Operation Boardman
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During World War II
, Operation Boardman was a deception operation that supported the Operation Avalanche invasion at Salerno
, Italy
.
This deception continued the false threat of an Allied invasion of the Balkans
.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Operation Boardman was a deception operation that supported the Operation Avalanche invasion at Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
This deception continued the false threat of an Allied invasion of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
.