Charles Cholmondeley (intelligence officer)

Flight Lieutenant Charles Christopher Cholmondeley was a British intelligence officer known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation which misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky.

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Charles Cholmondeley (intelligence officer)

Also known as: Charles Christopher Cholmondeley

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Cholmondeley and Montagu jointly developed and carried…
Cholmondeley and Montagu jointly developed and carried out Operation Mincemeat.
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Masterman chaired the Twenty Committee through which Cholmondeley and Montagu developed…
Masterman chaired the Twenty Committee through which Cholmondeley and Montagu developed their deception plan.
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Cholmondeley developed deception ideas within the British double-agent and deception system overseen…
Cholmondeley developed deception ideas within the British double-agent and deception system overseen by the Twenty Committee.
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Charles Cholmondeley (intelligence officer): people, places, and context for the episode.
Explore how Charles Cholmondeley (intelligence officer) connects to “Operation Mincemeat, 1943: A Body and a Briefcase”. Flight Lieutenant Charles Christopher Cholmondeley was a British intelligence officer known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation which misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky.
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