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The False Letter That Helped Win World War II
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During World War II, a high ranking military official wrote a fake letter which was deciphered at Bletchley Park. The operation deceived the Nazis about the location of the D-Day landings leading to a victory for the Allies.
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Operation Mincemeat was not dependent on decoy letters like theater ticket stubs or bank overdraft letters, but rather hinged on a single convincing fake letter hinting at an invasion through Greece and Sardinia, written in the handwriting of a high-ranking military official and containing a clever hint about sardines.
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Military Deception.
Summary
Operation Mincemeat was not dependent on decoy letters like theater ticket stubs or bank overdraft letters, but rather hinged on a single convincing fake letter hinting at an invasion through Greece and Sardinia, written in the handwriting of a high-ranking military official and containing a clever hint about sardines.
ChapterThe False Letter That Helped Win World War II
EpisodeSelects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis
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The Enigma machine was actually an encrypting machine that wrote the code, while Bletchley Park was responsible for deciphering the codes during World War II.
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Enigma Machine
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The Enigma machine was actually an encrypting machine that wrote the code, while Bletchley Park was responsible for deciphering the codes during World War II.