Operation Van Dyke
'Van Dyke' was a US tactical signal deception to supplement 'Quicksilver I' by suggesting that the air support parties of Major General Otto P. Weyland’s XIX Tactical Air Command had linked with Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s US 3rd Army (16/20 June 1944).
Basic overview
Start date: 16 June 1944
End date: 20 June 1944
Scope: Minor
Nature: Combined, Deception/diversion
Status: Implemented
End date: 20 June 1944
Scope: Minor
Nature: Combined, Deception/diversion
Status: Implemented