NAZIS IN NYC, Part II: Operation Pastorius Begins

Published: June 28, 2015, 1:54 p.m.

b"Nazi spying operations in New York City didn't end with the Duquesne. Germans were reeling from the obliteration of their vast spy ring, and\\xa0ample resources were dedicated to rebuilding German\\xa0espionage\\xa0in the USA. \\xa0This effort started with Operation\\xa0Pastorius: a well- researched but poorly- executed effort to send saboteurs to bomb aluminum and magnesium plants, major bridges, and major railroad junctions. \\xa0This was a time when the German American Bund was going strong. However, it did not go as planned. One of the many errors in this plan was recruiting men of questionable loyalty to Germany. \\xa0Kate and Kathleen tell you all about the countless ways these\\xa0plans\\xa0went off the rails.Check out the Facebook page\\xa0for lots of great pictures, including a some terrifying ones of the American Bund Rally in\\xa0Madison\\xa0Square Garden in 1939."