Dudley Clarke

Brigadier Dudley Wrangel Clarke, CB, CBE was an officer in the British Army. He was known as a pioneer of military deception operations during the Second World War. His ideas for combining fictional orders of battle, visual deception and double agents helped define Allied deception strategy during the war. Clarke was also instrumental in the founding of three famous military units, namely the British Commandos, the Special Air Service and the US Rangers.

About Dudley Clarke in brief

Summary Dudley ClarkeBrigadier Dudley Wrangel Clarke, CB, CBE was an officer in the British Army. He was known as a pioneer of military deception operations during the Second World War. His ideas for combining fictional orders of battle, visual deception and double agents helped define Allied deception strategy during the war. Clarke was also instrumental in the founding of three famous military units, namely the British Commandos, the Special Air Service and the US Rangers. He died in London in 1974 and is survived by his wife, two children and a step-grandchild. He is buried at St Paul’s Cathedral, London. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in the United States, call theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1 800 273-TALK (8255). For confidential help in Australia, call the Samaritans on 0844 90 90 95, visit  www.samaritans.org or click here. For support in Europe, call the National suicide Prevention Lifelines on 0845 90 90 or  visit  http://www samaritan.org.uk/. For help in the Middle East, contact the British Embassy on 0800 0300 909.

For help with the UK’s war effort in Africa, call 0800 909090 or visit the UK War Office on 0300 809090. For information on the US, visit the US Embassy on 0849 90 90. For the UK, visit the US embassy on 0850 90 90 and  click here. For more information about the British War Office, visit http:// www.war.office.gov.uk/war-officers/deception-and-intelligence/deceit/deceptive-planning.html. For more. information on how to help the British people in Africa and Europe, visit: www.thewar-office.com. For. information about how to support the British military in the rest of the world, visit www.justgiving.com/Dudley-Clarke-Deception-Planning-And-Analysis. For details on the UK’s military operations in Europe and Africa, visit The War Office. For a. history of deception operations in the World War II era, see: http:www.war-observer.com/. For a history of the British deception strategy in the First World War, see the book Deceit and Deception: The Making of the Allied Army by Dudley Clarke. For an. History of Deception and deception in the Third World War (1914-1947) see:http:://www-www.wales-history.org/history-of-deception/dudley.html#storylink=cpy.