Operation Mincemeat (1 Viewer)

[damian]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11887115

This is an interesting story

 

[Currahee Chris]

I saw a special on this on the Military Channel a few months ago. The one aspect of WW2 that seldom gets attention is in fact, intelligence and WW2 was rife with HUMINT (Human Intelligence- actual going out and doing the work, reporting, etc). I cannot imagine that there was any greater spectrum of competence in intel (the US and England) vs such epic intel failures like the Nazis- let's face it- they BLEW discovering Overlord!! How you miss the largest military operation in human history with ACTIVE agents patroling the streets is beyond me.

Stories like this seem so innocent but can really change the game.

Today, I think the same plan could still work. Todays intel work is very very heavy with disinformation via the internet and such. So many people are out there taking this entire Wikileaks story at face value when it could be a massive disception in its own right.

 

[Mitch]

Interesting story. Saw the docs on it and the film that was made amazing stuff. Thanks for posting
Mitch

 

[Peter Reuss]

Just watched this last night on the BBC...fascinating story!

 

[jazzeum]

There's a book out on it; on the Times list for notable books of 2010.

 

[Rob]

There's a book out on it; on the Times list for notable books of 2010.

My good lady has just brought me this funnily enough, havn't started reading it yet but its next on the list.

Rob

 

[uksubs]

Just watched this last night on the BBC...fascinating story!

Great program last night & will look to by the book

 

[Rob]

Just seen this docu, absolutely fascinating stuff, the biggest military deception perhaps since the Trojan Horse, the Germans were totally fooled and moved thousands of troops and guns to Greece and then watched in horror as Sicily was invaded instead, costing the Allies far less casualties than would have been the case had the deception not worked. The funny thing was Goebbels suspected it was a British deception but kept it to himself for fear of upsetting Hitler.

The wonderful thing was that the poor man whose body they used, killed himself in a deserted London warehouse ,alone,unloved, destitute and mentally ill, however although he did nothing in his life, in death he changed the course of History and saved thousands of lives.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

I also think the movie "The Man Who Never Was" from 1956 is based on the same facts as Operation Mincemeat.

 

[uksubs]

I also think the movie "The Man Who Never Was" from 1956 is based on the same facts as Operation Mincemeat.

It is

 

[uksubs]

The Man Who Never Was just starting on sky