http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/tags/glyndwrmichael/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:16:29 -0800 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:16:29 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3290/buddyicons/31575009@N05.jpg?1226929029#31575009@N05 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/tags/glyndwrmichael/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/3002456571/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nationalarchives/">The National Archives UK</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/3002456571/" title="&quot;Pam&quot;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3143/3002456571_a8e704e4e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="&quot;Pam&quot;" /></a></p> <p><b> Description: </b> MI5 staff member pictured on beach. This ordinary looking snapshot was taken and planted as part of a complex WWII intelligence plan known as Operation Mincemeat.<br /> <br /> The intention was that this photograph would make other documents secreted with it seem more authentic. These documents, passed on to German agents after they were found on a body washed up on the coast of Spain (planted by British intelligence) suggested that the Allies were not planning an invasion of southern Europe via Sicily. This led to a weakening of German defence of Sicily which assisted the eventual Allied attack.<br /> <br /> <b> Date: </b> c.1944<br /> <br /> <b> Our Catalogue Reference: </b> <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&amp;CATID=5435220&amp;SearchInit=4&amp;CATREF=wo+106/5921" rel="nofollow">WO 106/5921</a><br /> <br /> This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons.<br /> <br /> For high quality reproductions of any item from our collection please contact our <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/imagelibrary" rel="nofollow">image library</a>.</p> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:16:29 -0800 1943-12-01T00:00:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (The National Archives UK) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3002456571 "Pam" <p><b> Description: </b> MI5 staff member pictured on beach. This ordinary looking snapshot was taken and planted as part of a complex WWII intelligence plan known as Operation Mincemeat.<br /> <br /> The intention was that this photograph would make other documents secreted with it seem more authentic. These documents, passed on to German agents after they were found on a body washed up on the coast of Spain (planted by British intelligence) suggested that the Allies were not planning an invasion of southern Europe via Sicily. This led to a weakening of German defence of Sicily which assisted the eventual Allied attack.<br /> <br /> <b> Date: </b> c.1944<br /> <br /> <b> Our Catalogue Reference: </b> <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&amp;CATID=5435220&amp;SearchInit=4&amp;CATREF=wo+106/5921" rel="nofollow">WO 106/5921</a><br /> <br /> This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons.<br /> <br /> For high quality reproductions of any item from our collection please contact our <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/imagelibrary" rel="nofollow">image library</a>.</p> The National Archives UK woman beach spain wwii towel intelligence 1940s sicily swimsuit mincemeat secondworldwar mi5 jeanleslie waroffice operationhusky thenationalarchivesuk operationmincemeat glyndwrmichael captainwilliambillmartin tna:DivisionReference=wod2 tna:DepartmentReference=wo tna:PieceReference=wo106p5921 tna:SubseriesReference=wo106ss118 tna:IAID=c4420701 tna:SeriesReference=wo106 http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/