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The corpse of Glyndŵr Michael fully dressed and outfitted as Major William Martin, Royal Marines just before being sealed in his air-tight canister as the central piece of Operation Mincemeat, London, England, Apr 1943.

Caption     The corpse of Glyndŵr Michael fully dressed and outfitted as Major William Martin, Royal Marines just before being sealed in his air-tight canister as the central piece of Operation Mincemeat, London, England, Apr 1943. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
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Photo Size 720 x 1,080 pixels
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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