Case file · 1943 · Espionage & Secrets
Operation Mincemeat
The Man Who Never Was
A dead man, a briefcase and the plan that fooled Hitler.
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This 8 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- The National Archives (UK): Operation MINCEMEAT: German reaction to deception plan (WO 208/3163) (catalogue record, 1945 file)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Civilian Glyndwr Michael (burial record, Huelva)
- Imperial War Museums: What Was Operation Mincemeat During World War 2 (museum history)
- Royal Navy Museums: Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph's Special Operations And “The Man Who Never Was” (the submarine HMS Seraph)
- Wikipedia: Operation Mincemeat (overview)
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