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Helen Fry: 作为一名情报历史学家，我认为在二战期间，盟军士兵被俘后，如何逃脱以及保守秘密至关重要。英国空军力量难以快速补充，因此尽快找回作战部队是首要任务，而且训练飞行员成本高昂，因此MI9的行动有重要的经济原因。MI9通过建立逃生路线，帮助被困士兵逃离敌后。MI9招募同情盟军的当地人，建立遍布欧洲的安全屋网络，并使用秘密信息和传输机制来了解人员的动向。敌后人员冒着生命危险，因为逃生路线有时会被渗透或被俘人员背叛。许多当地的行动人员并不知道他们为MI9工作，他们只是为“线路”工作。逃生路线必须绕远，以避开德国人的监视。

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British historian Helen Fry joins Rhiannon Neads for the first installment of a two-part dive into one of the most crucial, but little-known intelligence forces of the Second World War - MI9.

Charged with facilitating the escape of Allied POWs, MI9 employed various ingenious tactics - including, but not limited to, a chocolate gun. Yes, really.

You'll meet the characters who made this organisation tick, from daring one-armed escapees to the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Q Branch.

From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Max Bower.

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