The Unknown Warrior (Code Name Nimrod): The Allies Greatest Deception Before D-Day

"A volunteer was urgently required for a secret assignment of the highest priority.He must be of non-Jewish appearance, speak German perfectly, and preferably have a German or Austrian background.A good knowledge of French on a conversational level was also desirable....This man would be required to work in dangerous circumstances, totally on his own." James Leasor first heard of The Unknown Warrior's unique assignment from Major General Sir Leslie Hollis, KCB, KBE, Senior Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet and Chiefs of Staff Committee.Some years later, when more had been made public about the immense secret contribution to victory of these deception plans, Sir Ronald Wingate, Bt., CB, CMG, CIE, OBE, recalled this episode, in which he had played such an important part.At that time, James Leasor was working on Green Beach, which described an incident in the 1942 Dieppe landing, when another volunteer, Flight-Sergeant Jack Nissen, a radar expert in the RAF, accompanied the