Talk:London Controlling Section

My grandfather, who was in the US military (Army Intelligence), was in what he called the "London Control Section", a joint British/American group that did things like the "Bodyguard of Lies". I am thinking that the "London Controlling Section" may have been the command for the British side of the London Control Section. I'll have to dig up my copy of "Bodyguard of Lies" to check. Allens (talk) 13:53, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

See the bottom of this page for a quote from my grandfather on this. Looks like it was the "British Military Intelligence Section (MIRS)", although I'm also seeing references via Google Books for the London Control Section being the overall deception planner for the Allies, not "just" the British. (BTW, my grandfather also mentioned that his (ultimate?) boss, who I'm guessing was Bevan, was an "Enigma man" - knowing about Enigma - so couldn't go out of the UK.) Allens (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

From his letter, it sounds like he was part of Operation Bodyguard. Fascinating times. If you're looking to start an article, one on Bevan would be a good one! Verne Equinox (talk) 22:45, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Operation Bodyguard? Oh, yes - part of the Man Who Never Was scheme (he and several other people were combined into one for the film, IIRC), for one thing. (Operation Mincemeat needs listing under Operation Bodyguard, BTW; will have to work on that.) He also knew about a mission organized by the London Control Section (but wasn't directly part of) in which they sent skitroops and SEAL-equivalents to Scandinavia to intercept a heavy-water shipment that was meant for the German atomic bomb effort. I strongly suspect he went to his grave with things he couldn't tell about, given that he was part of gathering data on the German atomic bomb effort, among other things. Allens (talk) 01:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Dates discrepancy - The article says "the RAF refused to send any Group Captains due to the Battle of Britain". However, the context is events in October 1941. The 'Battle of Britain' had been over for at least a year then; the Blitz had also eased and by late 1941 most of the Luftwaffe was in Russia (or the Mediterranean, or North Africa). I don't doubt that the RAF were sniffy about it, but 'due to the Battle of Britain' seems unlikely. More explanation needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:F231:2501:6404:65F6:AEF8:CF4C (talk) 14:03, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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