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Fake ID, Catalogue reference: WO 106/5921

The Man Who Never Was - video

Published date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT

‘The Man Who Never Was’ tells the fascinating tale of Operation Mincemeat. This elaborate deception aimed to make the Axis powers believe that the Allies would attempt to enter Europe through Greece and Sardinia, rather than the actual target of Sicily.

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