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Dead Man Floating World War Ii' S Oddest - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 12th Jun, 2010 - 10:04pm
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Dead Man Floating: World War II's Oddest Operation
Dead Man Floating: World War II's Oddest Operation
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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.
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