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cover of episode MI9 Unmasked, Part 2: Italian Jobs | WW2
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British officer Sam Derry leads a daring escape from a POW camp in Italy, utilizing makeshift tunnels. His escape is complicated by the Allied advance and the subsequent takeover by German forces. He eventually connects with the resistance and a mysterious figure known as the Scarlet Pimpernel.
  • Sam Derry's escape from POW camp 21
  • Escape through makeshift tunnels
  • Allied advance and German takeover
  • Encounter with the Scarlet Pimpernel

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Hear again from British historian Helen Fry, joining Rhiannon Neads for the second and final installment of a two-part dive into one of the most crucial, but little-known intelligence forces of the Second World War - MI9.

Hear the conclusion to the gripping story of the department, and reasons behind their ultimate secrecy in a post-WW2 world...

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

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