Is the WWI story true regarding the British planting a dead man with false papers to throw off the Germans?

I watched a movie titled ';The Man Who Never Was';. The story tells about the british military planting fake letters from top military on the body of a dead man and letting him drift on shore in Spain where the German counsulate would look at his documents and pass on the false info regading invading Greece to make Hitler move his troops out of Italy so they could take control.Is the WWI story true regarding the British planting a dead man with false papers to throw off the Germans?
In WW2, yes, it's true. They knew that Gen. Frano (Spain) and Hitler were very good friends. Gen Frano, was enforcing the ';Council of Trent'; during the Spanish Civil War. Hitler was helping him. If it wasn't for the civil war, Spain would have been part of the axis force during WW2.Is the WWI story true regarding the British planting a dead man with false papers to throw off the Germans?
WW2, based upon a true story.


In those days films were based on actual events not like the fiction they are filming today.
Yes, I think it is true. All's fair in love and war....
yes it is true, and it worked. except it was during WWII not WWI
Yeah clever wasn't it
sounds true, but I don't know I wasn't there at the time.