Spies of War

The D-Day Spies (1x1)

Uitzenddatum: Jun 06, 2019

June 6th, 1944: nearly 130,000 Allied soldiers storm Normandy's beaches, initiating the liberation of French territory from the Nazis. Behind the scenes of this major event of WWII, British MI-5’s double agents contributed to the largest deception campaign of the entire war. Their mission: to trick the Germans into thinking that the Allies would land elsewhere to keep German troops out of Normandy. Discover how those agents lured Hitler by delivering a careful mix of truth and lies. See how the agent Garbo led the Germans to believe that he built a network of 24 agents. Read Treasure’s diary and decode Bronx’s telegrams… In this episode of “Spies of War”, relive this extraordinary mission of disinformation, completely hidden in the shadows, but contributing immensely to the success of D-Day.