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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.
May 4, 2022 · Learn about the true story of Ewen Montagu, the naval intelligence officer who devised the Operation Mincemeat plan to fool Nazi Germany in WWII. Compare his biography with the actor Colin Firth who portrays him in the Netflix movie.
Lt. Commander Ewen Montagu, RNVR. The Mincemeat team grew as specialized knowledge in various areas was needed. Montagu sought out the leading pathologist of the day, Sir Bernard Spilsbury, to assist in finding a corpse of the right age, and recently deceased.
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 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...
The deception succeeded, in part, because the naval intelligence officers behind it, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, were so invested in the fiction.
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