A true story revealing imagination, courage and hope.
A welshman who felt he was worthless, had nothing and could see no further into the future than to end his own life, helped to end WWII.
After much conjecture and disclosure of names of various people, a document has recently come to light which allegedly reveals it was Glyndwr Michael from Aberbargoed, South Wales, whose body saved 30,000 allied lives.
In 1943, his body was identified by Bentley Purchase the London coroner, to be suitable for disguising as a drowned allied marine major carrying secret documents. Great pains were taken to ensure his wallet contained the essentials, such as a picture and letters from his girlfriend. His body was then recovered by the Germans and the documents examined and felt to be genuine. The German army was then deployed from Sicily to Greece and Sardinia, allowing the British army to land in Sicily.
There is much documentation on the internet about this Ian Fleming 'type' story. Some even give credit to him providing the idea.
I feel it is fantastic that Glyndwr Michael, a man who was at his lowest, was not forgotten, but buried with full military honors and is still the subject of books, films and documentaries nearly 70 years later.
Book: Operation Heartbreak, 1950
Film: The Man who never was.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/6923826/Historian-claims-to-have-finally-identified-wartime-Man-Who-Never-Was.html
I have recently discovered that Glyndwr Michael is a name inscribed on the War Memorial at Aberbargoed.
A welshman who felt he was worthless, had nothing and could see no further into the future than to end his own life, helped to end WWII.After much conjecture and disclosure of names of various people, a document has recently come to light which allegedly reveals it was Glyndwr Michael from Aberbargoed, South Wales, whose body saved 30,000 allied lives.
In 1943, his body was identified by Bentley Purchase the London coroner, to be suitable for disguising as a drowned allied marine major carrying secret documents. Great pains were taken to ensure his wallet contained the essentials, such as a picture and letters from his girlfriend. His body was then recovered by the Germans and the documents examined and felt to be genuine. The German army was then deployed from Sicily to Greece and Sardinia, allowing the British army to land in Sicily.
There is much documentation on the internet about this Ian Fleming 'type' story. Some even give credit to him providing the idea.
I feel it is fantastic that Glyndwr Michael, a man who was at his lowest, was not forgotten, but buried with full military honors and is still the subject of books, films and documentaries nearly 70 years later.
Book: Operation Heartbreak, 1950
Film: The Man who never was.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/6923826/Historian-claims-to-have-finally-identified-wartime-Man-Who-Never-Was.html
I have recently discovered that Glyndwr Michael is a name inscribed on the War Memorial at Aberbargoed.
No comments:
Post a Comment