Posted on 04/11/2022 2:51:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
The presidency of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was eerily foreshadowed by one of the most intriguing (and macabre) intelligence operations of World War II.
A dwindling bunch though we may be, most remaining amateur World War II buffs are at least vaguely familiar with the story of Operation Mincemeat, the singularly clever British deception operation that took place in April 1943 immediately preceding the Allied invasion of Sicily.
After driving the Germans and Italians out of North Africa, the most obvious next target for Allied invasion --- to both the attackers and defenders --- was the Italian island of Sicily. In order to deceive the Axis into thinking the Allies had other plans, the British barrister turned Naval Intelligence officer Lt. Commander Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, a tall, awkwardly brilliant RAF officer with eyesight too poor to be a flyer, conceived the macabre idea of securing the unclaimed corpse of a derelict who had died in London and dressing him up as a British staff officer.
Montagu gained final approval to proceed with this unorthodox plan (Churchill was said to be very enthusiastic), working out the minute details with the assistance of a colorful group of somewhat eccentric, talented (James Bond creator Ian Fleming was attached to the same section) male and female intelligence officers.
The result of this odd brainstorm was the fictitious Major William Martin, Royal Marine, ostensibly a courier drowned as a result of a plane crash at sea. Planted on the dead man was, besides a convincing assortment of carefully concocted personal effects, a briefcase containing contrived letters genuinely signed by high-ranking British officers including Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. These “confidential” communications, laced with intriguing bits of personal gossip concerning fellow officers,
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
There is a movie about this but I cant remember the name ...
They shot the dead man out of the tube of a submarine he was holding a briefcase of phony papers in his hand ...
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Biden is Obama’s 4th term
The Man Who Never Was
A really good read
Why would we ever consider sending troops to any other country, if we refuse to defend our bleeding southern border ?..
From the article, "elevating to our highest office some Joe who never really was."
Great piece. Thanks for posting. Gonna find a book about this fascinating story.
There is a movie about this but I cant remember the name
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I read this fascinating story in high school almost 60 years ago and discussing it in history class. I’d bet history classes don’t do that any more except maybe private religious schools (Christian and Jewish)
A really good read"
Extremely well written.
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