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Photograph of " Pam", the supposed girlfriend of Major Martin whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 in an elaborate and successful deception by British forces in World War Two (codenamed Operation Mincemeat) to convince the German high command that the Allies were planning to attack Greece and Sardinia in 1943 rather than Sicily, the actual objective. Pam was actually a clerk in MI5 called Nancy Jean Leslie, later known as Jean Gerard Leigh. Date: 1943
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1943 Deception Fiancee Girlfriend Hoax Intelligence Major Martin Mincemeat Nancy Operation Snapshot Supposed
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This evocative photograph captures the enigmatic figure of 'Pam,' the supposed girlfriend of Major Martin, who became a pivotal part of one of the most intriguing deceptions in World War Two history. Operation Mincemeat, codenamed by British intelligence, was an elaborate plan to mislead the German high command regarding Allied invasion plans. In April 1943, the body of a man, dressed as Major Martin, was found washed up on the shore in Spain. This man was, in fact, a decoy, created using a dead body and forged documents, designed to convince the Germans that the Allies were planning to attack Greece and Sardinia, rather than their true objective, Sicily. The woman in this snapshot, later identified as Nancy Jean Leslie, later known as Jean Gerard Leigh, played the role of 'Pam,' Major Martin's fiancée. She was a clerk in MI5 and was tasked with writing letters to German intelligence, using the cover story to maintain the deception. The photograph, taken during the planning stages of Operation Mincemeat, adds an intriguing layer to the story of this wartime deception. The image, with its somber tone and the enigmatic smile on 'Pam's' face, serves as a poignant reminder of the complex and often deceptive nature of intelligence work during World War Two.
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