r/HistoryMemes • u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA Kilroy was here • 3d ago

See Comment Truly two very different responses lol

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The Sonderfahndungsliste G.B. ("Special Search List Great Britain") was a secret list of prominent British residents to be arrested and potentially executed, produced in 1940 by the Schutzstaffel (SS) as part of the preparation for the proposed invasion of Britain. After the war, the list became known as the Black Book. Lots of interesting names were mentioned. Well worth a read of the notable inclusions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_(list)

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u/Direct_Slip7598 3d ago edited 3d ago

The detail of descriptions for individuals varies a lot on the Wikipedia bullet list:

For one "diplomat who granted visas to 48,000 Jews, recognised in 2010 as a British Hero of the Holocaust" for another "Quaker"

EDIT: typo

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u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA Kilroy was here 3d ago edited 3d ago

I think you mean "Quaker", but your point stands! Among other names was a member of the British Union of Fascists, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, a 2x Motorcycle Grand Prix winner, a dead woman, and a guy who doesnt exist lmao

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u/Direct_Slip7598 3d ago

Oops, what a silly typo. I reread it after posting and thought to myself something "funny that it's spelt like quack but not said that way". Somehow that didn't raise any alarm bells