The British Fashion Designer Who Oversaw Countless WW2 Assassinations | Secret War | Timeline

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• TH

  @TheCopeland45 · 2 years ago

  Now — watch the documentary on the “Limping Lady” spy of WW2. Why her life hasn’t been made into a movie is beyond me.

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• CL

  @CLARKE176 · 2 years ago

  These Résistance groups across Europe deserve a lot of credit for the Allied victory.

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• JO

  @johnlansing2902 · 2 years ago

  It takes a special kind of courage to risk your life knowing people will never hear of your exploits .  To be willing to work and possibly die in the dark with not a person to bowing their head with your passing .  God bless you all .

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• KE

  @kennethmotolenich9820 · 2 years ago

  This is a designer working for good to counter the designer working for evil (Hugo Boss).

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• JO

  @john4896 · 2 years ago

  Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy.

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• EM

  @emilien. · 2 years ago (edited)

  I followed this documentary with rapt attention.  I had to remember to tell myself to breathe during parts of this.  My late wonderful father (passing in 2017) was a medic on Omaha Beach June 6, 1944 and participated in the push eastward in the aftermath of D-Day.  A voracious reader, he may have already known about this fellow, but if not, oh how I wish I could have shared this with him.

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• SH

  @shirleyross6037 · 2 years ago

  Many of the SOE’s agents were arrested, German officials had their codes and often intercepted their communications. Causing many to lose their lives, some were caught after they parachuted to the destination of drop off. Those caught were tortured by gestapo and  imprisoned or executed.

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• EM

  @emmcee662 · 2 years ago

  Very interesting - while the exploits of the SOE in France are probably widely known, I for one knew little of what happened in Belgium.

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• DO

  @dorapavlou9353 · 2 years ago

  People are multidimensional. When given the chance they transform  unveiling their amazing qualities!

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• SA

  @safiremorningstar · 2 years ago

  The bicycle pump gun was what you would call the very first of its kind silencer.

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• AL

  @alexhubble · 2 years ago

  Well, Mr Amies had a long history of coordinating the work of small teams of artisans to complete special, bespoke commissions. Assassination / dress making - same same.😮

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• CH

  @chaimlevin125 · 2 years ago

  My great grandfather was a tailor in the British army during the war… perhaps he had some fun as well? (Almost sure he didn’t lol).

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