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Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu CBE QC DL (29 March 1901 – 19 July 1985) was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer, and author. He is best known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation that misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied invasion of Sicily ("Operation Husky").
May 6, 2022 · Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) and Captain Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) decided to plant a dead body disguised as a member of the British royal marines off the coast of Spain.
- Eloise Barry
May 10, 2022 · Ewen Montagu was a loyal, good-natured man whose candid remarks, particularly as a judge, occasionally hurt people, but he was quick to apologize. He passed away on July 19, 1985.
Apr 19, 2022 · The deception succeeded, in part, because the naval intelligence officers behind it, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, were so invested in the fiction.
- Natasha Tripney
Apr 14, 2022 · British intelligence agent Ewen Montagu's view of Welshman Glyndwr Michael may be somewhat harsh. After all, after his death aged 34, he helped to end World War Two months earlier than it could...
Ewen Montagu was a naval intelligence officer who devised Operation Mincemeat, a covert operation to trick the Germans about the Allied invasion of Sicily. Learn about the false identity, documents and body used in this daring scheme and its impact on the war.
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Aug 19, 1995 · Learn how Ewen Montagu, a British naval intelligence officer, orchestrated one of the most successful deceptions in military history by planting false documents on a dead body and letting it fall into German hands. Discover how he used his legal skills, humor and creativity to mislead the enemy about the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.
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