Operation Mincemeat - The Body That Fooled the Nazis
Episode Ep 961 17 min 28s

Operation Mincemeat - The Body That Fooled the Nazis

How do you invent a human being from scratch to fool an enemy's intelligence apparatus? Operation Mincemeat wasn't just a military distraction, it was a masterclass in psychological manipulation. MI5 and Naval Intelligence meticulously crafted "Major William Martin," creating a paper trail of love letters, theater stubs, overdue bills, and fabricated top-secret memos attached to a dead man's wrist.

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