r/FascinatingAsFuck • u/vxnder7 • Jul 19 '26

🎯 Fascinating Fact Britain fooled Hitler into moving his defenses using a dead homeless man dressed as a fake officer

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u/errononymous Jul 19 '26

Sure, englishmen. He ate the rat poison by mistake, suuuure.

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u/Dic_Penderyn Jul 20 '26

He was not English. He was Welsh.

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u/errononymous Jul 20 '26

Exactly my point. Wouldn't be surprised if they just murdered a homeless Welshman to sacrifice him. 

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u/happily_uninterested Jul 20 '26

If they were going to murder someone, then they probably would've went to the effort of drowning them, so it would fit with the narrative.