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During WWII, the Germans infiltrated and controlled the resistance in the Netherlands. The head of the German Abwehr in the Netherlands later claimed that he and his men helped British airmen escape back to Britain in order to maintain the cover story of the network being intact. Is this true?

by /u/vicar-me-baby in /r/AskHistorians

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