Almost six weeks earlier, on July 9, , Adolf Hitler had predicted with uncanny accuracy that Canadians were preparing to land on the French shores to relive German pressure on the Soviet Union in the east. Unfortunately, not only was Hitler listening to transatlantic telephone conversations between British prime minister Winston Churchill and U. Roosevelt, he also had three spies collecting information about the ultimate destination of the Allied armada. Alas, they were wrong.
The scrambler the Allies used was a system called A-3, developed by Bell Telephone. Its radio frequency was altered constantly and even if the Germans were to tap into the line, they would not be able to decipher the conversation.
But German intelligence not only bugged the line, they also developed countermeasures to unscramble the device. And the Nazis had been listening to these top level conversations since September This newsletter tackles hot topics with boldness, verve and wit. Subscriber-exclusive edition on Fridays. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Platformed will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again. In addition to tapping into the secret conversations of the president and the prime minister, the Nazis had three gifted spies: one in England and two in France.
He was an accomplished musician. Leonard David, in his book The Druid and Johnson, and in his other book, German Spies and Saboteurs , describes how he landed a job as a concert organizer, arranging musical entertainment for Allied troops. The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts was short of people who could organize and schedule their shows and concerts.
