episode description
Edward, the Duke of Windsor, openly admired the Nazi regime after his 1937 Germany trip, funded by Hitler. As war erupted, Hitler hoped to restore him to a pro-Nazi English throne. When Edward fled to neutral Spain and later Portugal, the Nazis launched Operation Willi. SS intelligence agent Walther Schellenberg aimed to lure him back by claiming a British conspiracy, or kidnap him if needed. This episode reveals how the SD operated and why this bold plot, which could have shifted the war’s balance, ultimately collapsed.
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