BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 9: The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler

Episode synopsis

How could one dead man save the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers? Ewen Montagu knew how and devised a cunning deception in which the body of a dead officer was washed ashore in Spain with false information about Allied landings in the Mediterranean. Hitler took the bait and was poorly prepared for the Allied invasion of Italy. NMP has uncovered exclusive new information on the identity of the body.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Men Who Invented Radar
• E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
• E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
• E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
• E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
• E6The Men Who Cracked Enigma
• E7The Men Who Sank the Bismarck
• E8The Men Who Lit Up Germany
• E10The Men Behind D-Day
• E11Tanks
• E12Midget Submarines
• E13Gliders