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WWII knicker spy Margery Booth photos to be auctioned

A photo of a little-known World War II spy who sang for Adolf Hitler while concealing secret documents in her knickers is to be sold at auction.

Wigan-born Margery Booth was a renowned singer with the Berlin Opera after moving to Germany before the war.

She was allowed to perform for British prisoners of war and, unknown to the Nazis, ferried secret information out.

The picture is one of a series taken at Stalag IIID PoW camp in Berlin that will be auctioned on 30 September....
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