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Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis

Feb 2, 2016 · 44m
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  • Operation Mincemeat used a corpse to deceive the Nazis.
  • British intelligence planted false documents on a body.
  • This deception significantly aided the Allied war effort.

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