Nazi germany and the gleiwitz incident part i veterans. Although there isnt complete consensus, most who claim that the vela incident was a nuclear explosion also tend to speculate that it was the result of a weapons test by israel with or without south africa, and because of the its close ties with the us, president carters administration was under significant pressure to cover it up. Stevens himself literally never spoke one word about the venlo incident or his 5 year captivity. Frontline bookspublisher overdrive rakuten overdrive. The venlo incident was described in episode 1 of bbc radio 4s mi6. The venlo incident a nazi abduction in 1939 youtube. Payne best a true story of doubledealing, captivity and a murderous nazi plot. The venlo incident a true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous nazi plot. Jan 01, 2009 the venlo incident was a covert german sicherheitsdienst sdsecurity service operation, in the course of which two british secret intelligence service sis agents were abducted on the outskirts of the town of venlo, the netherlands, on 9 november 1939. Following orders from himmler, two british intelligence officers, sigismund payne best and richard stevens, were captured from the cafe backus in the town of venlo. In his book on the venlo incident best mentions, that, while in dachau, the imprisoned ss medical expert doctor sigismund rascher told him that the sd had got on the track of best after the arrest of solms. The rest of the book is a fanciful description of bests five year experience in sachsenhausen concentration camp. On november 9, 1939, captain sigismund payne best and.
He mentions that reichsfuerer heinrich himmler pays him a perdonel visit in his cell. While officially germany and britain were at war, no severe fighting had taken place. Venlo hosts three different institutes of higher education. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Get ebooks betrayal at venlo on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. World war ii seems to provide an endless supply of amazing true s. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Frontline books has 63 entries in their overdrive catalogue. Contrary to the title though this book sheds very little light on the german deception, or the actual kidnapping at all. Doubledealing, 1939 captivity of british agent list ww2 ebay skip to main content. Payne best, into a trap, using for bait a mysterious and nonexistent general said to be the leader of a. Venlo incident project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This true account of an mi6 agents kidnapping and survival is a reallife spy thriller, and one worth knowing.
The venlo incident was one of the most famous british intelligence failures of the second world war. In 2009 the broadcasting station omroep venlo made the documentary the venlo incident. The venlo incident in november 1939, the nazis used the socalled venlo incident as a pretext for invading the netherlands. Best had been trying to contact german officers plotting against hitler.
This excuse took not long to come along and received its carrying out under the name of the so called venlo incident. In november 1939 the nazis used the socalled venlo incident as a pretext for invading the netherlands. Our data illustrates traffic conditions on the road and traffic conditions on the motorways in real time. The venlo incident was a covert german sicherheitsdienst operation on 9 november 1939, in the course of which two british secret intelligence service agents were captured five meters 16 ft from the german border, on the outskirts of the dutch town of venlo. Thus hitler was in want of one, after in early october 1939 he had decided to invade the neutral countries of holland and belgium. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. A true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous nazi plot.
The venlo incident was a covert german sicherheitsdienst sdsecurity service operation, in the course of which two british secret intelligence service sis agents were abducted on the outskirts of the town of venlo, the netherlands, on 9 november 1939. The venlo incident goodreads share book recommendations. Payne best in his book the venlo incident, are summarised below. The excuse was needed not so much because hitler shrank from the international conscience, but because he had to overcome the opposition of his own generals. A century in the shadows, broadcast on monday, 27 july 2009. They originally arranged to meet them in neutral holland, in the city of venlo, but at the last moment this was changed to a pub in a border village. The venlo incident is the inspiration for the ending of the first episode in the bbc comedydrama private schulz. This historical documentary included material from the national archives in london, several dutch archives and the nbc. The venlo incident is, in my opinion, one of the more bizarre events in the buildup to the second world war. A true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous nazi plot s. The venlo incident was the precursor to the wrapping of much of britains intelligence network in europe at the beginning of the war. In addition, venlo is a highereducation hub within the southern netherlands, with several institutes of higher education. The venlo incident a true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous nazi plot book. Best wrote his memoirs in the form of this book, but as history revealed, his omissions speak louder than his admissions.
Payne best this true account of an mi6 agents kidnapping and survival is a harrowing account of torture at the hands of the nazis and five years in the infamous sachsenhausen and dachau concentration camps, offering unparalleled, firsthand details from. Bests gripping narrative recalls the drama of the trap set by the nazis at venlo and the cruelty and torture suffered at the hands of the gestapo. Following orders from himmler two british intelligence officers sigismund payne best and richard stevens were captured from the cafe backus in the town of venlo. Fischer said likewise after the war that travaglio had gone through some trouble at the time of the venlo incident. It was also used by william boyd in his 2006 book, restless.
In his book on the venlo incident best mentions, that, while in dachau, the imprisoned ss medical expert doctor sigismund rascher told him that the sd had. An infamous incident from november 1939 when british intelligence were approached by members of a german resistance group. This incident did actually happen in real history too. German agents lure a british intelligence agent, capt. This book is actually a fascinating memoire of the writers internment in germany during the war, and his brave and earless struggle with the constant uncertainty as to the actual availability of tobacco. The venlo incident book austin public library bibliocommons. A true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous nazi plot best, s. Furthermore you will learn less about the actual venlo incident here then you would by simply reading the wikipedia page. Nigel jones, introduction to the venlo incident, frontline books, 2009, p xi. Venlo and klop are renamed, respectively, prenslo and lt. How the nazis fooled britain by captain sigismund payne best from waterstones today. You are considering an oversized or trade paperback book.
The venlo incident world war ii seems to provide an endless supply of amazing true stories of heroism in the face of mortal danger. The incident was later used by the german nazi government to link britain to georg elsers failed assassination attempt on adolf hitler at the burgerbraukeller in munich, on 8 november 1939, and to help justify germanys invasion of. In november 1939, the nazis used the socalled venlo incident as a pretext for invading the netherlands. One of the strangest and most absorbing stories to come out of world war ii, the venlo incident is both a classic spy thriller and a fascinating historical text.
The covert meetings leading up to the kidnapping, as remembered by captain s. Payne best world war ii seems to provide an endless supply of amazing true stories of heroism in the face of mortal danger. Sis suffered further embarrassment when it turned out that an officer involved in both the vienna and berlin tunnel operations had been turned as a soviet agent during internment by the chinese during the korean war. The incident was later used by the german nazi government to link britain to georg elsers failed assassination attempt on german chancellor. A true story of doubledealing, captivity, and a murderous. Traffic news traffic information for venlo all the information on realtime traffic conditions for venlo with viamichelin. World war ii seems to provide an endless supply of amazing true stories of heroism in the face of mortal danger. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It failed horribly and two british agents were captured.
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