Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian ✓

@DrHelenFry

Author & Historian of 25+ books on WWII, espionage & spies. Expert on Secret Listeners, Germans who fought for Britain, and Women in Intelligence Services.

82 641Followers

1 870Following

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Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

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@DrHelenFry How did she come to be a double agent? Was she working for the British already and tasked to infiltrate the Germans or, was she working for the Germans and turned by the British? 14 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 06 Jun 2026 @DrHelenFry @BillKristol I just looked her up to see what happened to her after the war. I’m happy to say that she lived into her 80’s! Thank you for these threads…they’re absolutely wonderful! https://t.co/paaPRghA9e 586 views · 51 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 06 Jun 2026 Did you learn something new from this thread on Agent Bronx and D-Day? If so, please consider showing your support and 'Follow' my X page @DrHelenFry for more unique WW2 content like this. I have plenty more history to share! (end). https://t.co/iLyKt43khP 2.5K views · 140 likes · 14 reposts · 10 replies 06 Jun 2026 As a bonus for making it this far in the thread, I wanted to show you something special: Secret agents really did use invisible ink to relay secret messages! Attached is an invisible ink message from Agent Bronx (revealed in white writing). (continued...ending) https://t.co/wV 2.8K views · 178 likes · 17 reposts · 1 replies 06 Jun 2026 By mid-July 1944, the Twenty Committee considered using Bronx for political deception because it had been struggling to find suitable traffic for her. Her lack of training and interest in technical matters made her unsuitable for gathering that kind of intelligence from the https 2.1K views · 154 likes · 21 reposts · 1 replies 06 Jun 2026 After D-Day, Bronx and other double agents continued the strategic deception by hinting at a second invasion, informing the Germans that the landings in Normandy represented a small force compared to the vast armies waiting to invade in a second wave at a different location, http 2.2K views · 118 likes · 13 reposts · 1 replies 06 Jun 2026 The Germans believed Bronx. They immediately authorised a payment of £50 in addition to her regular payment of £100 per month. The extra money was believed to be possibly a bonus because of the value of the Plan Ironside material or in recognition of the general excellence of ht 2.4K views · 129 likes · 13 reposts · 2 replies 06 Jun 2026 Elvira Chaudoir, codename ‘Agent Bronx’, was born in 1911 and served as a double agent for the British Secret Services during the Second World War. Bronx’s most important work was immediately prior to D-Day in Plan Ironside, to convince the Germans of an attack at Bordeaux https 3K views · 144 likes · 21 reposts · 4 replies 06 Jun 2026 She was a female double agent who single-handedly delayed an entire SS Panzer division near Bordeaux just before D-Day. This is the incredible story of Agent Bronx and her crucial role in 'Plan Ironside': (🧵) https://t.co/MEGupdBRYn 36.5K views · 1.4K likes · 315 reposts · 16 replies 06 Jun 2026

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