Dossier No. 08 · Compromise — blackmail
Operation Mincemeat
The corpse that fooled Hitler
classifiedOff Huelva, MI5 released the body of a fake British officer carrying false plans that named Greece as the target of the Allied landing. Hitler moved divisions there, leaving Sicily vulnerable in July 1943.
On the ground
- Huelva
- London (MI5)
- Decoy: Greece
- Real target: Sicily
- Berlin (Abwehr)
Route: London → Huelva · Huelva → Berlin (Abwehr)