William Martin (Royal Marines officer)
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william-martin-royal-marines-officer-184-1895100
title:
William Martin (Royal Marines officer)
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Major William Martin was a persona invented by British Military Intelligence for Operation Mincemeat, the Second World War deception plan that lured German forces to Greece prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily. Also known as "the man who never was", Martin's personal details were created to lend credence to the scheme, which involved a body, dressed as a British officer and carrying secret documents, washing up on shores of neutral Spain, apparently the victim of an air crash. It was intended
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Persona invented for Operation Mincemeat
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Martin_(Royal_Marines_officer)
date created:
2005-07-19T18:49:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T06:01:14Z
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