petsku164 t1_irbbyzu wrote on October 6, 2022 at 6:42 PM Reply to comment by -veskew in TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT Look up Juan Pujol Garcia. Originally a "double agent" helping the British and later hired by British military intelligence. Permalink Parent 10
petsku164 t1_irbbyzu wrote
Reply to comment by -veskew in TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT
Look up Juan Pujol Garcia. Originally a "double agent" helping the British and later hired by British military intelligence.