Talk:Operation Mincemeat

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How could the Germans have possibly have been stupid enough to fall for something like this? Did they not have a map of the Med. Sea? Did they not realize that it would be much easier for the Allied to invade Sicily? Captain Jackson 19:23, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Of course it's easier to do that. But logic is one thing, Hitler's mindset is another. While Mincemeat sought to deceive the Germans on where the true invasion site would be, it also played on Hitler's legitimate fear of an invasion of the Balkans, considered as a "soft underbelly". And if you think that Mincemeat was a one shot deal, think again: prior to the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, the Allies played up Hitler's fears again with Operation Zeppelin, part of Operation Fortitude. This operation sought and succeeded in deceiving the Germans that the Allies were going to invade the Balkans, thereby diverting a considerable part of forces intended to defend the Normandy area to defend it. RashBold ^Talk 20:41, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

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Remember also that Churchill had a track record of instigating and supporting 'bold' military actions in unexpected places - For example the Dardanelles campaign in WWI. The soft underbelly phrase was coined by Churchill as well. Lisiate 02:57, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Some of the information under "Precedents" is innacurate. The deception plan at Alam Halfa in 1942 did involve a jeep and a map, however no corpse was used. I know this having interviewed the Chief Intelligence Officer under General Horrocks at this time, who arranged, oversaw and literally witnessed this incident. 11 July 2006.

No, the information is correct. See, in particular the detailed account given in this link. RashBold (talk • contribs) 00:54, 2 December 2006 (UTC)