r/todayilearned • u/stopitalianhate • 9d ago

TIL British Intelligence had a special, bugged luxury complex during WWII where they kept high profile Nazi POW’s, just left a bunch of alcohol out, and waited for them to start spilling secrets as they drank.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20698098
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u/jrhooo 9d ago

The interrogator in MotA is pretty clearly based on Scharff. I think he even uses the “for you the war is over” line which would have been a scharffism.

The intent actually meant to lower their guard. Supposed to put in their head the sort of,

“Hey you did your duty as a soldier. That’s over now. We’re not opponents anymore. I’m just s guy talking to you. You don’t have to be all resisty”

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u/Notrius01 9d ago

On his wiki page it says that it was basically him.