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How a dead man was used as a subterfuge - WW2
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
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Link: https://www.damninteresting.com/mincemeat-and-the-imaginary-man/?date=2026-05-01
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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2025-01-02
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There's a book (and later movie) about this called "The Man Who Never Was" starring Gregory Peck.
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NickwithaC lemmy.world NickwithaC@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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There's a great podcast about this:

https://worldsgreatestcon.fireside.fm/
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SJSmith lemmy.world SJSmith@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-29
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Onomatopoeia wrote:
There's a book (and later movie) about this called "The Man Who Never Was" starring Gregory Peck.

Also a hilarious musical, “Operation Mincemeat”
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