Show Notes
THE HAGUE & VENLO: BRITAIN’S GREATEST INTELLIGENCE DISASTER?
The 1939 Venlo Incident - the Gestapo’s kidnapping of two British MI6 officers on the Dutch–German border - remains one of the Allies’ greatest intelligence disasters of the Second World War. The German Englandspiel radio deception, run out of The Hague, only deepened the catastrophe. Join us as we investigate the background, and explore some intriguing locations pointed out by our contacts in Dutch intelligence…
For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/Episodes
We’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to [email protected]’
This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from Spy Cities
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We caught up with hosts Angus and Hove after they'd visited a dead drop location during the season break. They produced a sheet of questions from our listeners and here we gain some fascinating insights into their favourite drinks, hotels and places that we've visited throughout season one of Spy Cities.
NETHERLANDS: THE DUTCH RESISTANCE FIGHTS BACK AGAINST THE NAZIS