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Dead Man Floating: World War II's Oddest Operation

by NPR Staff

In April of 1943, the body of a British Royal Marine washed ashore in Spain, carrying top secret letters about Allied plans to invade Greece and Sardinia. Or so it seemed. In reality, the body was that of a homeless Welsh laborer, and the letters were fakes designed to direct German attention away from the real Allied invasion target: Sicily.

The identity card created for Major William Martin of the Royal Marines.

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