In this film, D-Day | Planning, Deception and the Daily Telegraph Crossword, join Kevin Hicks as he talks about some of the masterful planning and deception involved in the lead up to D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in military history. He reveals also a brilliant, but little known, story of an incident that appeared to threaten the whole invasion, involving a teacher and the Daily Telegraph crossword. Filmed at the Saskatoon Museum of Military Artifacts https://smoma.ca

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IMAGE CREDITS:
Pipe being stored in 3/4 mile lengths before being wound onto 'Conundrum': © IWM T31
Laying the pipeline: A 'Conundrum' being moved into position into a specially constructed dock in preparation for the winding on of the pipe: © IWM (T 30)
An RAF vehicle convoy pauses in Ver-sur-Mer, Normandy, after landing on 'King' Beach, GOLD Sector before heading inland on the afternoon of 'D-Day', 6 June 1944: © IWM CL 46
Gliders & parachutes: © IWM CL 59
Navy ships: © IWM A 23894
Photo of Juan Pujol Garcia, Agent GARBO - Courtesy of MI5
Dover Castle Repeater Station - Courtesy English Heritage