The man who never was

By Ewen Montagu

Subjects: Operation Mincemeat, Biography, Intelligence officers, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, italy, British Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, secret service, great britain, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, italy, sicily, Secret service, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british, History, Sicily (italy), history, Personal narratives, British, Campaigns

Description: It is the story of a World II deception by the Allies intended to dupe the Third Reich in believing that a sea landing in the Mediterranean would be in Greece instead that in Sicily where in reality occurred later. They drop a dead man dressed as an officer and carrying maps and documents in Spain coast which was eventually found by German spies. Hitler was informed and believed the information. He ordered a section of his troops out of Sicily.