File:The corpse of Glyndwr Michael while dressed as William Martin before Operation Mincemeat, April 1943 (27232788417).jpg

The corpse of Glyndwr Michael while dressed as William Martin, April 1943. Glyndwr Michael was a Welsh homeless man whose body was used during Operation Mincemeat in the Allied invasion of Sicily. After Michael died from accidental poisoning, he was dressed in a Royal Marines uniform with dozens of items on him identifying as high-ranking officer William Martin and most important, fake documents pointing a -false- intention to invade Greece and Sardinia. The body was released to Spain by submarine where it was identified by the Spanish Fascist Police, which although being neutral sent copies to the German intelligence. Greece and Sardinia were immediately reinforced by the Germans, Sicily was then paved for an invasion.