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Luchd-Brathaidh D-Day/The D-Day Spies

Ionnsaich mar a mheall àidseantan dùbailte MI5 na Gearmailtich gus na feachdan aca a chumail fad air falbh bho Normandy. How MI5 double agents tricked the Germans over D-Day.

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky. Chan aithne dhuinn an ainmean, ged a dh’atharraich iad ar n-eachdraidh. Bha iad am measg an luchd-brathaidh bu shoirbheachail den fhicheadamh linn.

Bheir Luchd-brathaidh Cogaidh am follais an obair-bhrathaidh air cùlaibh tachartasan cudromach nar n-eachdraidh. Mar a thug aon neach a chreidsinn gur e lìonra de luchd-brathaidh a bh’ ann. Mar a fhuair an t-Aonadh Sobhietach planaichean dìomhair a’ bhoma niùclasach bho luchd-saidheans a bha cuideachd nan luchd-brathaidh. Mar a chaidh brathan dìomhair, inc-trìd-shoilleir, meanbh-fhilm agus cleasan iongantach eile a chleachdadh gus fiosrachadh dìomhair a chraoladh.

A’ togail air sgrìobhainnean dìomhair a tha fosgailte a-nis, stuthan tasglainn, ath-chruthachaidhean agus agallamhan le luchd-eòlaich agus feadhainn a bha nan àidseantan, tha Luchd-brathaidh Cogaidh a’ toirt dhuinn sealladh gun chomas air inntinn agus dòighean luchd-obrach fo chleith.

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky. Their names are not widely known, yet they changed the course of history. They were among the greatest spies of the 20th century.

This series reveals the espionage behind decisive historical events. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate an entire spy ring. Witness how secret-agent scientists provided the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb. Discover coded messages, invisible ink, microfilms and the remarkable tactics used to transmit top-secret information.

Drawing on declassified documents, archival material, reconstructions, and interviews with experts and former agents, we get an unprecedented glimpse into the minds and methods of undercover operatives.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

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50 minutes

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