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Red Orchestra:
A German counterspy set up shop here on Rue Royale in Brussels, unaware the Russian spies he sought had an office there, too.
Codes Based on Books:
During World War II, Russia operated a far-reaching spy ring throughout Western Europe, which German intelligence dubbed the "Red Orchestra."
To break the ring, the Germans needed to crack the Russian codes, which were based on obscure works of fiction. Their opportunity came when a maid found a half-burnt code worksheet in the fireplace of a Russian agent. After weeks of trying to decipher the worksheet, they discovered the word "Proctor," which turned out to be a character in a science fiction novel. This clue enabled German agents to dicipher more than a hundred coded messages. |