Lily Sergueiew | The D-Day Spy That History Forgot

Ways to support the podcast:Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bmc.link/philipthompson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate via PayPal: 💸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/PhilipT284⁠⁠She walked 1,400 kilometres across Europe. Cycled through Nazi Germany as Hitler rose to power. And then, in the middle of the most elaborate deception operation in history, she made a decision that would cost her everything.Nathalie Sergueiew, known to everyone as Lily, was one of just five double agents entrusted with feeding Adolf Hitler's high command the lie that saved D-Day. The Germans trusted her completely. MI5 codenamed her Treasure. She had one condition. She wanted her dog.What followed threatened to unravel Operation Fortitude and erase Lily from the history books entirely. This is her story.📖 This video is based on Codename TREASURE: The Life of D-Day Spy, Lily Sergeiev by Peter Winnington, published by Pen & Sword Books. A superb read, highly recommended (affiliate links): 📖 Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3KBK5VR📖 Pen & Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Codename-TREASURE-Hardback/p/23441/aid/1237Peter Winnington's website: https://gpeterwinnington.com/