The Baltic Baron | MI6
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 274
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Episode description
Author, historian and former British Foreign Office official Tim Willasey-Wilsey tells the incredible story of Wilhelm Von De Ropp - the high-born chameleon who had Hitler's ear in the build-up to WW2.
But unbeknownst to the Nazis, 'Bill' was MI6's man on the inside, passing on information that would help Britain to win the war...
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley.
Tim Willasey-Wilsey is Visiting Professor at Kings College, University of London, and the author of The Spy and the Devil .
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