Secrets of World War II

Secrets of World War II

Documentary 2011

From May 1940 until June 1944, Europe was overrun by the Nazis, in order to combat this Churchill set up the Special Operations Executive to 'set Europe ablaze’. This is the story of the operations, accounts of espionage and those spies who waged this secret war and set Europe alight.

Documentary 2011

PG

Starring Alisdair Simpson, Jon Wennington, Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse

EPISODE 1

The Special Interrogation Group

An enlightening look at WWII spies; the SIG were German-speaking Jewish volunteers from Palestine who posed as Germans to gain vital intelligence.

51 min · Jan 31, 2022 PG
EPISODE 2

Hardy Amies and the Belgian Hit List

The British break the German codes during World War II.

49 min · Jan 31, 2022 PG
EPISODE 3

The Mafia Connection

The U.S. government turns to the head of the New York Mafia for help.

49 min · Jan 3, 2012 PG
EPISODE 4

Double Agent Tricycle

Real-life James Bond and ladies' man Dusan Popov worked as a daring double agent, bankrolled by both the Germans and MI6.

51 min · Jan 31, 2022 PG
EPISODE 5

The Banker, the Norwegians & the Bomb

The British break the German codes during World War II.

49 min · Jan 31, 2022 PG
EPISODE 6

The Scholar and the Fight for Greece

The British break the German codes during World War II.

49 min · Jan 31, 2022 PG

Alisdair Simpson

Self
Jon Wennington

Charles Hambro
Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse

Vera Atkins
Elliot McCaffrey

Director
Serena Davies

Director

About

Secrets of World War II

DOCUMENTARY

From May 1940 until June 1944, Europe was overrun by the Nazis, in order to combat this Churchill set up the Special Operations Executive to 'set Europe ablaze’. This is the story of the operations, accounts of espionage and those spies who waged this secret war and set Europe alight.

Information

Studio: 138
Released: 2011
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)