Red Orchestra (espionage)
The Red Orchestra (German: Die Rote Kapelle) was the name given by the Gestapo to an anti-Nazi resistance movement in Berlin, as well as to Soviet espionage rings operating in German-occupied Europe and Switzerland during World War II.
Read more about Red Orchestra (espionage): Name, German Counter-intelligence Operations, Trepper Group, Schulze-Boysen/Harnack Group, Red Three, Commemorative Events
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