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Did you know that during World War II, the British government used a deceased man's body to deceive the German military in a top-secret project called "Operation Mincemeat." They dressed the body in a Royal Marines uniform, planted fake documents indicating an attack on Greece, and dropped it in the sea. The ruse was successful, diverting German forces from Sicily. The man who provided the body was a Welshman named Glyndwr Michael, and his contribution was kept secret until after the war. The operation is a unique and somewhat humorous tactic in military history.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
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The incident is well described in the historical fiction Cryptonomicon, which is my favorite book.
