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Ewen Montagu
b.19 Mar 1901
d.19 Jul 1985
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Name Ewen Montagu
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Mar 1901
Death[1] 19 Jul 1985
Reference Number Q366399 (Wikidata)


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Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu (19 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 which misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied Invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ewen Montagu, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.