Operation North Pole: Unravelling the Truth Behind the Execution of 50 SOE Agents in the Second World War

by Stephen Wynn

Englandspiel Nordpol, or Operation North Pole, was a successful Second World War counterintelligence operation conducted by Germany's military intelligence (the Abwehr) between 1942 and 1944.

On the night of 6-7 November 1941 two SOE agents, Huub Lauwers and Thys Taconis were parachuted into the Netherlands and dropped over Stegerveld, near Ommen. Lauwers was captured on 6 March 1942, whilst Taconis was captured 3 days later on 9 March. Lauwers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399000136
• ISBN13: 9781399000130
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 216 Pages