Der vergessene Spion - Verkürzte ein Verrat den Zweiten Weltkrieg?
2025 Documentary, History, War
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Der vergessene Spion - Verkürzte ein Verrat den Zweiten Weltkrieg?
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An American of Swedish origin and oil trader, Eric Erickson allegedly maintained business relations with the Nazi regime for the sole purpose of passing information to his country's secret services and working towards the defeat of the Third Reich. But what reality lies behind the heroic myth he himself created?
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