Secret WW2

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“An epic historical film about Charles de Gaulle has become an unexpected hit, introducing him to a new generation …”

“In May 1942, a team of Norwegian resistance fighters in occupied Norway were getting ready to blow up a railway carrying materials crucial to the German war machine. “Led by Lieutenant Peter Deinboll, a local from the area, they set out to execute what the Allied forces saw as the top priority sabotage operation in Norway at that stage in the war. Should they fail, allied planes would carpet bomb the village, including Deinboll’s hometown …”

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This podcast episode is yet another drama/doc style telling of the story … “Vera Atkins worked for Special Operations, the top-secret arm of British Intelligence that sent citizens on dangerous missions behind enemy lines during World War II. Many did not return, and Atkins felt a deep sense of responsibility toward the women she recruited. “Atkins' Romanian background meant she wasn’t automatically given a military rank when she joined the intelligence services. Neither were her female agents. If the women were captured, they wouldn’t qualify for prisoner of war status. Their fate might never be known. “By the spring of 1945, Atkins was particularly worried about seven missing women, so she made it her job to find out what happened to them …”