Hi all, Watched again the movie "I was Monty's Double" on Dave channel yesterday, and it got me wondering how much of what was shown on screen was actually true? I know the story was essentially correct, but it did occur to me that dramatic licence may have been taken. Anyone have any knowledge of the full facts? Adam
Monty's 'real' double was recruited by David Niven no less during WW2 for the deception and after the war wrote the book 'I was Monty's Double' that later became the film you watched. I believe he was only really active on Gib during WW2 as British Intel knew the place was alive with German Spies and the like so the got him to spout loads of rubbish to try to confuse the Germans as to what was going on. I'm not so sure there was ever a plan to capture Monty though. This story always reminds me of the dead chap they hand cuffed some invasion plans to in a brief case and dropped him in the Med on the hope the Germans would find the body.
This story always reminds me of the dead chap they hand cuffed some invasion plans to in a brief case and dropped him in the Med on the hope the Germans would find the body. Wasn't he dropped somewhere in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain? Levien.
My mistake.....It was Huelva just up the coast from Gib. It was called Operation 'Mincemeat' Operation Mincemeat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My mistake.....It was Huelva just up the coast from Gib. It was called Operation 'Mincemeat' Operation Mincemeat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Long ago I read a book about that operation. I was and still am respectfully amazed by the thoroughness (spelled right?) of the British service that carried out the operation. Levien.
I Was Monty's Treble I have the CD somewhere....they don't make 'em like this anymore, you can't get the wood you know. " Peter (German): Mm. Then our suspicions are vell founded. Last night General Montgomery was seen talking to a voluptuous woman in za Edgware Road. At zea same time he was seen talking to an exotic woman in Cairo. A second later 'e ver seen talking to a ravishing blonde in Barcelona. Gentlemen, who were these men?"
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My mistake.....It was Huelva just up the coast from Gib. It was called Operation 'Mincemeat' Operation Mincemeat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And another good film. "The Man who never was"
Repeated on TV yesterday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_Monty's_Double_(film) M. E. Clifton James - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I WAS MONTY DOUBLE By ME Clifton James View attachment 97215 Good link, I have the book but can now have it on my e-reader!
Perhaps something by the other Monty! Despatch submitted by Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. To the Secretary of State for War, describing the part played by 21st Army Group, and the armies under his command from D day to VE day.
The film and the book are both very good, but have little in common, with both having incidents that don't occur in both. A fascinating part of WWII history all the same.