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S1 E13 The Aristocrat and the Balkan Communist

Documentary

TV-PG

50m

Dec 31, 2010

Fitzroy Maclean, an MP and WWII spy, supported Tito's Communist partisans in Yugoslavia against the Germans, forging a lasting friendship and honored at Tito's funeral post-war.

Season 1, 13 Episodes

Season 1 (13 Episodes)

Secret War - The Special Interrogation Group

The Special Interrogation Group,

The SIG consisted of German speaking Jewish volunteers from Palestine. They had a highly dangerous job: which was to pose as Germans behind enemy lines and extract intelligence and do acts of sabotage. Few had a long-life expectancy.

Secret War - Hardie Amies: Operation "Ratweek"

Hardie Amies: Operation "Ratweek",

Operation Ratweek’s existence has always been denied. However WMR has now discovered evidence that it existed and was carried out.

Secret War - The Maffia Connection

The Maffia Connection,

Lucky Luciano, a mafia boss of the 1930s, was in jail in 1942 on charges of running prostitution rings. US intelligence services did a deal with him and he got the Italians to share intelligence on German U boat movements.

Secret War - Double Agent Tricycle

Double Agent Tricycle,

Dusan Popov was almost certainly James Bond. Ian Fleming knew all the stories about him. Popov managed to persuade both the Germans and MI6 to keep him in the style of a millionaire businessman while performing a series of missions against the Nazis.

Secret War - The Banker, the Norwegians and the Bomb.

The Banker, the Norwegians and the Bomb.,

Sir Charles attended Eton, and then joined the Coldstream Guards. He won the Military Cross on the Western Front and, having survived the war, returned to banking.

Secret War - The English Scholar and the Fight for Greece

The English Scholar and the Fight for Greece,

Monty Woodhouse, a professor and a legend for blowing up the Gorgopotamos Bridge in Greece in 1942. In the British counter attack against Rommell at Al Alamein in North Africa it was vital to disrupt German supply routes, Greece.

Secret War - The Dutch Disaster

The Dutch Disaster,

Operation North Pole was a WWII German deception using captured SOE agents to mislead Britain. 47 of 50 agents were captured. Despite warnings, SOE ignored signs of compromise to maintain support, leading to a major intelligence failure.

Secret War - The SAS Italian Job

The SAS Italian Job,

In 1945, during the Italian Spring offensive, SOE agent Michael Lees and SAS officer Roy Farran led a raid on German HQs at Villa Rossi and Villa Calvi. Despite orders to cancel, Farran attacked with SAS men and partisans, killing many Germans.

Secret War - The Spymistress and the French Fiasco

The Spymistress and the French Fiasco,

After WWII, SOE disbanded, leaving Vera Atkins to uncover fates of 118 agents, including 13 women. Many were betrayed and sent to camps; some were executed. Atkins' quest continued, marked by personal impact and delayed recognition.

Secret War - The French Triple Agent

The French Triple Agent,

Operation Cockade, led by MI6's double agent Henri Dericourt in 1943, aimed to deceive Germans with sabotage. Despite efforts, Germans withdrew divisions unconvinced. Dericourt faced a post-war treason trial and died in a mysterious 1962 plane crash.

Secret War - Christine Granville: Polish Spy

Christine Granville: Polish Spy,

Christine Granville, aka Krystyna Skarbek, a brave SOE agent, secured the release of captured comrades from the Gestapo before Operation Dragoon, earning the George Medal.

Secret War - Agent Garbo

Juan Pujol, MI6's WWII agent "Garbo," created a fictitious spy network in Lisbon, deceiving the Germans with crucial disinformation and influencing their strategies. After the war, MI6 protected him, and he lived in Venezuela until his death in 1988.

Secret War - The Aristocrat and the Balkan Communist

The Aristocrat and the Balkan Communist,

Fitzroy Maclean, an MP and WWII spy, supported Tito's Communist partisans in Yugoslavia against the Germans, forging a lasting friendship and honored at Tito's funeral post-war.

Details

Secret War

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

51m

From May 1940 to June 1944, as Europe was under Nazi control, the Allies waged a secretive and dangerous war of courage, betrayal, and double-dealing. This is the story of the operations and the people who waged the secret war and set Europe ablaze.

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