Irish authorities ‘foiled Nazi sabotage operation in Britain’

Authorities in Ireland foiled a German sabotage operation in Britain in 1940, according to British National Archive files made public today.

Irish authorities ‘foiled Nazi sabotage operation in Britain’
Fri, 14 Nov, 2003 - 08:23

Authorities in Ireland foiled a German sabotage operation in Britain in 1940, according to British National Archive files made public today.

The files reveal that a three-man team of saboteurs was imprisoned in Mountjoy after landing in Ireland in 1940.

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