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Operation Mincemeat was a plan by the Allies to trick the Axis powers. It took place in 1943.

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  • Vice Admiral Godfrey WWII IWM A 20777

    Rear Admiral John Godfrey, in whose name the Trout memo was circulated

  • Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu

    Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu on 17 April 1943, transporting the body to Scotland

  • BernardSpilsbury

    The pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who assisted with the operation

  • UK National Archives - WO 1065921

    Photograph of the fictitious girlfriend Pam, carried by Martin

  • Major Martin

    Naval identity card of Major Martin with photograph of Captain Ronnie Reed

  • INF3-8 Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten Artist William Little 1939-1946

    Vice Admiral Louis Mountbatten, Martin's putative commanding officer

  • The officers of HM Submarine SERAPH on her return to Portsmouth after operations in the Mediterranean, 24 December 1943. A21112

    The officers of HMS Seraph, the submarine selected for the operation, on board in December 1943

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-013-43, Wilhelm Canaris

    Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the head of the Abwehr, who intervened to obtain the Mincemeat documents

  • William Martin

    Grave of Glyndwr Michael in Huelva, Spain

  • Mincemeat -4

    Historical marker, adjacent to the Hackney Mortuary

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Operación Mincemeat para niños

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