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IN THIS SEGMENT ...
  • The perfect spy
  • World history in the raw

    • PHOTO GALLERY
  • More Fritz Kolbe pictures
  • Samples of Kolbe documents

    • THE SERIES TO DATE
    PART I: THE
    PERFECT SPY
    German bureaucrat Fritz Kolbe smuggled out information so good the Allies didn't trust it

    PART II: INSIDE
    THE EMPIRE
    How Americans behind Japanese lines helped change the fate of WWII

    PART III: CALLING JAPAN TO ACCOUNT
    Nation asked to detail, and pay for, its WWII crimes

    PART IV: THE HOLOCAUST
    Early Nazi documents warned of genocidal intentions

    PART V: VENGEANCE
    AT DACHAU
    US soldiers shocked by Holocaust executed captured Nazi troops after liberating death camp

    PART VI: THE RESISTANCE
    Declassified documents demystify World War II underground

    PART VII: CLOAKED BUSINESS
    How Allied companies covered their deals with Axis

    PART VIII: THE WAR OF WORDS
    While troops and arms do their part, propaganda also proves central to military doctrine
    The Perfect Spy    * Photo 1  * Photo 2  * Photo 3  * Photo 4  * Photo 5

    The Perfect Spy, continued

    These are samples of the 1,600 dispatches smuggled out of Germany by Fritz Kolbe during World War II. Each is a large image that will take a few moments to download.
    The Perfect Spy    * Photo 1  * Photo 2  * Photo 3  * Photo 4  * Photo 5

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