Ewen Montagu

Captain The Honourable Ewen Montagu CBE QC DL RNR
Personal details
Born	Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu (1901-03-29)29 March 1901
Died	19 July 1985(1985-07-19) (aged 84)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Naval intelligence officer
Known for	Operation Mincemeat

Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu CBE QC DL (29 March 1901 – 19 July 1985) was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer, and author.

He is best known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation that misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied invasion of Sicily ("Operation Husky").

Montagu was president of the United Synagogue from 1954 to 1962, and President of the Anglo-Jewish Association from December 1949 on.^[1]