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About The Despised Traitors Who Collaborated With The Nazis

World War 2 created many impossible decisions for the people who fell victim to this all-consuming war. While some resisted, others collaborated. Discover the stories of some of WW2's most controversial and infamous collaborators. In WW2 Vidkun Quisling collaborated with Nazi Germany to seize power in his home country of Norway. His name is so closely associated with betrayal that his second name became slang for traitor in several languages. His despicable actions sent his own countrymen to the grave but by the end of the war would see him executed. In WW2, Nazi spy Hermann Görtz launched a secret mission over the British Isles, aiming to contact IRA collaborators and execute "Plan Kathleen", the Nazi invasion of Northern Ireland. This bizarre tale of collaboration reveals how the IRA, driven by anti-British sentiment, sought German aid for a united Ireland. Discover how this alliance unfolded, its impact on Anglo-Irish relations, and why it became an "embarrassment" for the IRA. Pre-WW2, Amin al-Husseini held the position of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. In the WW2 years his nationalist views and anti-Zionist beliefs

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The Despised Traitors Who Collaborated With The Nazis
Runtime
200 minutes
Language
English
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War Stories

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