An English girl's love letter for the Gestapo

18th April 1943: The deception plan behind Operation Mincemeat needed credible personal material alongside 'secret' military documents

Apr 18, 2023

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The fictitious girlfriend Pam, in fact a friend of an MI5 officer. The photograph was amongst a selection of documents carried by ‘Major Bill Martin’.

In a world at war, with millions of people separated from their families and loved ones, the letter was the only possible way for most people to stay in contact. In the context of wartime romance love lett…

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