"Eric Robertīs Undercover Work in WW2" Topic
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Tango01 | 15 Nov 2019 12:45 p.m. PST |
"In the early part of WW2 MI5 learned that a group of fascist-minded people in Britain, all with strong pro-German or Nazi sympathies, were considering what they might do to oppose the war effort. Many of them had been members of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF) but had left it finding it insufficiently proactive. At first MI5's attention centred on employees of Siemens (GB), a company with a well-documented history of German intelligence involvement and thought likely to provide cover for previously recruited German spies and potential saboteurs. From the investigation into Siemens emerged a particular target. This was a violently anti-British woman of Swedish/German origin named Marita Perigoe (KV2/3800), the wife of an interned BUF member, who had made it clear that she was anxious to do everything in her power to aid the German cause…" Main page link Amicalemnt Armand
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Mark 1 | 15 Nov 2019 1:51 p.m. PST |
An interesting story. Thanks for finding and posting it. -Mark (aka: Mk 1) |
Tango01 | 16 Nov 2019 12:17 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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