History Channel - Dead Mens Secrets Set 2 (2002) Part 5 MI9 Escape and Evasion in Europe

Dead men don't tell tales - or do they? Are there forensic clues left in the sands of time? Are there traces of archive film which even today are waiting to unveil their grisly secret? Not all the captivating and fascinating stories of military escapades in the 20th Century have been fully examined and many fascinating insights are still to be revealed and told. These have been known until now as DEADMEN'S SECRETS. Who really was 'The Man Who Never Was'? This and many other fascinating questions are answered in this pivotal series entitled DEADMEN'S SECRETS. With newly discovered archive film and new state of the art 3D computer graphics the series sets out to answer some of the most baffling questions and war mysteries of the 20th Century. What was the truth about Odessa File and whatever happened to Raoul Wallenberg? What did the Oslo Report reveal and who wrote it? And how close was Hitler to developing the atomic bomb at the end of World War II? Some of the answers are both frightening and unexpected. With the release of new Government information on both sides of the Atlantic it is now possible to painstakingly reconstruct some of the most famous mysteries of recent military history. DEADMEN'S SECRETS is the first serious attempt this Century to lay some of the last Century's most puzzling ghosts to rest.

Part 5 MI9 Escape and Evasion in Europe

During WWII, Allied soldiers were being captured by the Nazis on an almost daily basis. And throughout the course of the conflict, the sole mission of one group of men was to find a way to free them. MI9 was one of the most secretive agencies of the war. It existed to assist Allied troops caught behind enemy lines - spies, downed airmen and escaped prisoners. Before they faced the enemy, soldiers were trained how to avoid capture on enemy territory, what to do if they were caught, and how to escape. With the help of Resistance teams, who risked their lives in Occupied Europe, many valuable men were brought home to fight another day. Drawing on captivating interviews with some of the men involved and examining documents only recently made available to the public, DEAD MEN'S SECRETS goes inside MI9 to uncover the selfless courage and secret sacrifices that helped save thousands of lives. From an inside perspective on the storied Cockleshell raid to such journeys as the one taken by Airey Neave, MI9 ESCAPE AND EVASION IN EUROPE is a riveting look at one of the most unusual operations of WWII.

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