Image: UK National Archives - WO 1065921

Description: Description: An MI5 staff member pictured on beach. This ordinary looking snapshot planted as part of a complex Second World War intelligence plan known as Operation Mincemeat. The intention was that this photograph would make other documents secreted with it seem more authentic. These documents, passed on to German agents after they were found on a body washed up on the coast of Spain (planted by British intelligence) suggested that the Allies were not planning an invasion of southern Europe via Sicily. This led to a weakening of German defence of Sicily which assisted the eventual Allied attack.
Title: UK National Archives - WO 1065921
Credit: The National Archives (UK)   This file is from the collections of The National Archives (United Kingdom), catalogued under document record WO106/5921. For high quality reproductions of any item from The National Archives collection please contact the image library. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. English | français | italiano | македонски | +/−
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