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Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of British intelligence obtained the body of Glyndwr Michael , a tramp who died from eating rat poison , dressed him as an officer of the Royal Marines and placed personal items on him identifying ...
- April 1943
- Successful
- Spain
- Tactical deception
Jun 5, 2013 · Popperfoto via Getty Images. During World War II, British intelligence officers managed to pull off one of the most successful wartime deceptions ever achieved: Operation Mincemeat. In April...
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Operation Mincemeat was a deception conceived by British Intelligence to fool the Germans regarding the true target for the Allied invasion of Sicily. A dead body would be ‘planted’ off the coast of Spain carrying secret documents which purported to reveal that the targets for the forthcoming invasion would be Greece and Sardinia, with ...
Operation Mincemeat: The Story Behind “The Man Who Never Was” in Operation Husky. By Dwight Jon Zimmerman - September 9, 2013. The identity card created for “Maj. William Martin” of the Royal Marines, whose body was found floating by Spanish fisherman as part of Operation Mincemeat.
Secret Agents, Secret Armies: Operation Mincemeat. The British intelligence services’ bizarre deception plan created by a spy novelist, a lawyer, and an RAF officer proved successful beyond expectations, deceiving the Germans about Allied plans for the invasion of Sicily. June 20, 2022. Top image:“Major Martin’s” personal items.
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Mar 22, 2023 · 'Operation Mincemeat': The Wild Spy Deception That Helped Win WWII. By: Dave Roos | Mar 22, 2023. Charles Cholmondeley (L) and Ewen Montagu, two of the British intelligence officers involved in the planning of Operation Mincemeat, are shown in front of the vehicle transporting the body of Glyndwr Michael for pick up by submarine.
May 6, 2022 · Published May 6, 2022. Operation Mincemeat allowed British intelligence operatives to trick Hitler into thinking that the Allies were about to invade Greece and not Sicily — leaving the Nazis vulnerable and changing the course of World War II.
