Military deception
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Military deception is an attempt by a military unit to gain an advantage during warfare by misleading adversary decision makers into taking action or inaction that creates favorable conditions for the
Dummy airbase and mock aircraft
British "sunshields" were used to create displays during World War II
Plaque memorializing Reginald Victor Jones at his former home in Aberdeen, Scotland
In the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, the ship Surprise escapes pursuers by creating a decoy raft for nighttime use which mimics the lanterns visible on the ship's stern.
Operation Mincemeat
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Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of British intelligence obtained the body of Glyndw
Military deception
…a pre-existing belief than it is to convince a target of something it does not believe. Examples include the Allies of World War II making use in the Operation Mincemeat deception of the pre-existing German belief that Greece and the Balkans would be their next invasion target after North Africa, when the Allies actually…
Rear Admiral John Godfrey, in whose name the Trout memo was circulated
Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu on 17 April 1943, transporting the body to Scotland
The pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who assisted with the operation
Photograph of the fictitious girlfriend Pam, carried by Martin