Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major Martin
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Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major Martin
Fake naval identity card of Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents, an elaborate and successful deception by British forces in World War Two (codenamed Operation Mincemeat) to convince German high command that the Allies were planning to attack Greece and Sardinia in 1943 rather than Sicily, the actual objective. The ID card actually shows a photograph of MI5 officer Ronnie Read. Date: 1943
Media ID 14126802
© Mary Evans / The National Archives, London. England
1943 Deception Fake False Hoax Identity Intelligence Major Martin Mincemeat Operation Reed Ronnie
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