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George Dasch and the 1942 nazi u-boat invasion of america (volume 3, Episode 10) Part One Byte Sized Biographies…
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The true story of eight nazi spies who landed on American shores via U-Boat at the height of WWII
All eight men were outfitted with American style civilian clothes, fake identity papers and presented with eight wooden crates containing waterproof stainless steel receptacles packed tightly with plastic explosives, detonators, and timers. Dasch and Kerlin as team leaders were given additional training in invisible ink composition and composed handkerchiefs covertly containing contact names for reliable friends and relatives in the US. Dasch and Kerlin were also each given approximately 85,000 dollars.
Walter Kappe, 1936 American mug shot
Upon arrival, Dasch was confined to a hotel with other newly arrived German nationals where he was rigorously interviewed by officials intent on determining the exact motivation for his return. Among these interviewers was a man named Walter Kappe, who grilled Dasch in English to assess how well the he spoke the language. After Dasch lied to him about employment in an import-export company and demonstrated language proficiency, Kappe gave him his card, indicating that he was an editor of a magazine and encouraged him to interview for a position. Dasch was polite, but was anxious to visit his family and explore other less nebulous options via family connections.
The true story of eight nazi spies who landed on American shores via U-Boat at the height of WWII
All eight men were outfitted with American style civilian clothes, fake identity papers and presented with eight wooden crates containing waterproof stainless steel receptacles packed tightly with plastic explosives, detonators, and timers. Dasch and Kerlin as team leaders were given additional training in invisible ink composition and composed handkerchiefs covertly containing contact names for reliable friends and relatives in the US. Dasch and Kerlin were also each given approximately 85,000 dollars.
Walter Kappe, 1936 American mug shot
Upon arrival, Dasch was confined to a hotel with other newly arrived German nationals where he was rigorously interviewed by officials intent on determining the exact motivation for his return. Among these interviewers was a man named Walter Kappe, who grilled Dasch in English to assess how well the he spoke the language. After Dasch lied to him about employment in an import-export company and demonstrated language proficiency, Kappe gave him his card, indicating that he was an editor of a magazine and encouraged him to interview for a position. Dasch was polite, but was anxious to visit his family and explore other less nebulous options via family connections.
56 Min.
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