Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Was Coco Chanel A Nazi Spy?

Photo: Anti-semitic: Coco Chanel spent WWII collaborating with the Nazis, says a new book that outlines her life. Daily Mail

Coco Chanel 'Was A Nazi Agent During Second World War' -- The Telegraph

Coco Chanel acted as a numbered Nazi agent during the Second World War, carrying out several spy and recruitment missions, a new biography claims.

Chanel was feted the world over as a pioneering fashion icon who changed the way women dressed and thought about themselves.

Her life has been the subject of countless biographies and films, which have charted her extraordinary career but also her darker side as a Nazi sympathiser and collaborator.

However, according to Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War, the creator of the mythical Little Black Dress was more than this: she was a numbered Nazi agent working for the Abwehr, Germany's military intelligence agency.

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My Comment:
I am sure that she was not the only one who was sympathetic to the Nazis.

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