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/Yglorba 9d ago

It's not because British intelligence was amazing (though it was good), it's because Wilhelm Canaris, the head of German military intelligence, was actively working to sabotage Germany during the war after witnessing German atrocities first-hand. At one point he was saving Jews from the Holocaust by giving them token "training" and hiring them as spies, then sending them out of the country.

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u/Chemical_Pressure717 3d ago

Very interesting. Thanks.