Operation Mincemeat
How did a dead man fool Nazi Germany?
4.7 (38)
37 mins
Explore Operation Mincemeat, the audacious World War II deception that used a dead man's fabricated identity to mislead Hitler about the Allied invasion of Sicily. Uncover how forged documents, a carefully constructed backstory, and one carefully chosen corpse helped redirect German forces.
Ep 1:
A Corpse, a Codename, a Con
A body washes up in Spain carrying secrets that never existed, tracing the wild origins of a deception dreamed up by a future spy novelist four years before it launched.
Ep 2:
Building a Man Who Never Lived
Two mismatched intelligence officers hunt for a corpse and forge an entire fictional life around him, complete with love letters, debts, and a fiancée who never met him.
Ep 3:
Sealed Lips and Stolen Letters
Forged letters, a midnight race across blacked-out Britain, and a suspicious Spanish autopsy threaten to unravel the plot before Berlin's spymasters take the fatal bait.
Ep 4:
The Vagrant Who Fooled Hitler
The deception succeeds beyond all hope, reshaping the war itself, while the forgotten Welsh man whose body made it possible finally gets his name back.
Discussions (5)
Keanu
Level 4 · 1 week agoIan Fleming literally invented Bond AND Mincemeat??
Sterling
Level 2 · 1 week agoGlyndwr did more dead than most do alive ngl
Juan
Level 7 · 1 week agoIan Fleming literally brainstormed Operation Mincemeat as a side hobby and then went on to invent James Bond. Just a normal Tuesday for him.
