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Greatest Soviet Deception Operation in World War 2: the Lost Wehrmacht Unit

In August 1944, after multiple devastating losses by the Wehrmacht, the Long Range Signal Intelligence Company (FAK 103) received a message from one of their Soviet spies. He stated there was a Wehrmacht unit, around 2500 men strong, trapped behind enemy lines trying to reach the German frontlines again. What followed was one of the longest-lasting, most costly, and most successful counterintelligence operations of the Second World War. Consider supporting HoH: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory ►Join this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvbQ_ZRQ0EH6qVYQ9ApXCw/join ►Leave a tip: https://www.paypal.me/HouseofHistory ►Check out my blog: https://www.houseofhistory.co ►My blog: https://www.HouseofHistory.co ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oscar_HoH My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Background 5:26 Rescuing Scherhorn 9:58 Counter-intelligence Watch my documentary series: ►History of Prussia playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJjSlui3iOOz0P3KI7-v3o5 ►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLnVJY6NyQX8JlVApf40DLs ►World War 2 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLYTXde713nRftdAPj7YW_a ►Hitler's Spies playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJGQ4c1q7mQhTh5vM54_17o The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less. Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Sources: Beaumont, R. (1982). Maskirovka: Soviet Camouflage, Concealment and Deception. Smith, S. (2018). Otto Skorzeny: The Devil’s Disciple. Bloomsbury Publishing. Written by House of History Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons Photoset 1: http://www.allworldwars.com/Photo-Diary-of-the-German-291-Infantry-Division-1941-42-Part-I.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bundesarchiv By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-2006-1211-501 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-111-1800-08 / Kessler, Rudolf / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-031-2449-35A / Fenske / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-27237-0001 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de By Drawn by GdrModified by Zocky, Mahahahaneapneap, Julieta39, Claude Zygiel - CC BY-SA 3.0, By Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2006-0188 / Lücke / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-695-0403-39 / Möller / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, #HouseofHistory #History #worldwar2