Airdropped mail bags contained 300 propaganda letters, addressed to the homes of families of Wehrmacht soldiers killed in the fighting.
Clearing up the mess caused by the attack, German postal workers recovered the bags and delivered their contents - unaware of the seditious materials hidden within.
It wasn't the first time the Office of Strategic Services had tried to use propaganda to hamper the morale of the enemy public
Previously, leaflets had been airdropped over German, Austrian and Italian cities but heavy winds, rain or Nazi intelligence had resulted in the diversion of many before they could reach their intended audience.
With Operation Cornflakes - so called because the subversive materials would usually be delivered at breakfast time - the Allies would use the Reich's postal system itself as a means of distribution.
Every aspect of the German postal system was replicated, down to the smallest details, but with some small but meaningful changes.
As a subliminal insult, forgers manipulated the stamps on some letters bearing Adolf Hitler's face to show the German Fuhrer's exposed skull.
Beneath, the country tag reading 'Deutsches Reich' (German Empire) was changed to 'Futsches Reich' (Ruined Empire).
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111038/Operation-Cornflakes-How-Allies-delivered-propaganda-Nazi-Germany--just-time-breakfast.html#ixzz1oY3RMSQ7
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