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Operation Vegetarian: A Shameful Chapter in Allied History

By George Rosie

As the world recoils at the horrific possibility of al-Qaeda terrorists waging an anthrax war against United States citizens, the Scottish Sunday can reveal a shocking revelation from the second world war. It was discovered that Britain manufactured five million anthrax cattle cakes and had planned to drop them on Germany in 1944 under Operation Vegetarian.

Operation Vegetarian: Wiping Out German Beef and Dairy Herds

The primary objective of Operation Vegetarian was to wipe out the German beef and dairy herds, which would have led to the bacterium spreading to the human population. Without access to antibiotics, the plan would have caused many thousands, or even millions, of German men, women, and children to suffer awful deaths. The raw material for the anthrax cakes was provided by the Olympia Oil and Cake Company in Blackburn, while the manufacturing task fell upon J & E Atkinson of Bond Street in London.

The Testing Ground: Gruinard Island

Gruinard Island, off Wester Ross, served as the testing ground for the anthrax cakes. However, it took until 1990 for the island to finally be cleared of contamination. The files relating to Operation Vegetarian are still classified, with details held in the War Office files (WO 188) at the Public Record Office in Kew.

The Man Behind Operation Vegetarian

Dr. Paul Fildes, director of the biology department at Porton Down near Salisbury in Wiltshire, was entrusted with the task of carrying out Operation Vegetarian. He had previously been in charge of the Medical Research Council's bacterial chemistry unit at Middlesex Hospital.

Anthrax Manufacturing and Delivery

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries manufactured the anthrax at its veterinary laboratory in Surrey. Special cube-shaped cardboard containers were designed to carry the infected cattle cakes, with each container holding 400 cakes. The delivery method involved modifying RAF bombers to deliver the anthrax-infected payload through easily made wooden trays that fitted onto aircraft flare chutes.

Abortive Plan and Final Disposal

Operation Vegetarian was planned for the summer of 1944 but was abandoned as the Normandy invasion progressed successfully. Ultimately, the war against Nazi Germany was won through conventional means. At the end of 1945, the five million anthrax-infected cattle cakes were incinerated in one of Porton Down's furnaces.

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This shocking revelation from World War Two reminds us of the lengths to which nations were willing to go in their fight for supremacy. While Operation Vegetarian was ultimately abandoned, its existence is a cold reminder of the ethical challenges faced by nations involved in warfare.

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