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Since the Second World War prisoner hygiene checklist dropped (original article named them as hostages ... - here and later the translator's note) increased the number of allied pilots, the British secret service to help them put an interesting tool: the board game Monopoly.
Divided by the German army allowed humanitaarabipakkidena, the game seemed too innocent to arouse suspicion. But it was the perfect size to hide top-secret põgenemisvahendeid to help British prisoners of war in German prison camps slip off.
"It was brilliant," said Philip Orbaneja who is a monopolist several books written, including the "World's Most Famous Game and his journey" ("The World's Most Famous Game and How it Got That Way"). "Monopoly box was big enough that not only fit into this game, but all of which can be helpful for prisoners of war. "
The entire first-aid kit in the military pack was just the most critical card. "The paper maps proved to be too fragile and cumbersome," said Debbie Hall, University of Oxford Bodleia library cataloging.
For hundreds of years, hygiene checklist even before the Second World War (sic), has been the main military maps silk material hygiene checklist because it does not tear or break down in water so quickly when the paper. In addition, it is also light and thin enough to shove the boot, or a pack of cigarettes. Unlike paper cards, silk or crabs do not wake the guards' attention.
If you found MI9, British intelligence unit responsible for the Flight from one of the British company, which was engaged for a long time, the silk: John Waddington Ltd.., Printer and board game manufacturer, Parker Bros, who happened to be in the UK. Monopoly of the license holder.
"Before the war, worked Waddington theaters to screen printing preparation. Royal celebrations hygiene checklist needed and things like that. "Said Victor Watson (80), who was the president of the company until 1993. "It made a name for herself alone with silk."
Before proceeding to the task, informed the British Chief of the Defence pilots to look for tools to be distributed by humanitarian groups and others from the Monopoly game boards. They were told that the "special editions" were marked with the red dot of free parking here.
During hygiene checklist the war, forbade the official Secrets Act (Official Secrets Act), exposing everyone involved to plan, but Watson was, according to his father, hygiene checklist however, anxious to take the Germans to the public exposure of his target company.
Waddington printed six of seven different cards according to the region where the camps were in Germany, said Orbaneja. hygiene checklist For example, Italy was bound Monopolikarpides ITALY and Italian currency (lira).
Point "Mayfair" (could not identify to which it meets the Estonian version) at the end meant that the game was designed in Norway, Sweden (Swedish ... what the hell are not even involved in the war - are apparently meant to Denmark) and the German prison camp for. Point Marylebone 'station at the end of the game meant going to Italy.
"He put one and one together," Hall said, adding that Hutton was not going back alone in this. "He was the first who came the idea to infiltrate the camps cards, board games in peidetuina. It looks harmless, or to alert you doubt ... it would look like if it were a charity. "
Hall and others familiar with the hidden Monopolikarpidesse did not want to jeopardize the neutrality of the Red Cross. Therefore Intelligence Agency created the game Shadow the German camps smuggling of humanitarian groups.
Barbara hygiene checklist Bond, Vice-Rector of the University of Plymouth in the UK, who writes a book silk cards, said the monopoly was not the only way to sissesmuugeldamiseks cards. Use a card packaging, seem to us a board game called Circus, and even pens.
"From the time that Charles Darrow created Monopoly in 1930, the game has been a rich and interesting story. The British government's monopoly of the use of the cards, the money supply and delivery of prisoners of war during World War II to sneak a little sound, but still an important hygiene checklist part of our history. "Said the toy manufacturer Hasbro, Inc.. Chairwoman. "We are always proud when the game becomes a cult of family, country, an important part of history and memories."
"It was very exciting," he said. And although it is impossible to know exactly, many prisoners escaped through a hidden cards, the experts to evaluate the total vangilangenuist returned before the end of the war Allied hygiene checklist rear area of about 35,000 hygiene checklist British, hygiene checklist U.S. and other allied troops.
I put it briskly around the free-form language of Estonia. All rights to texts belong to the author, of course, not for me - I just commented on ... Read skip some criticism. I've heard of, for example, that the Red Cross gave them just the games, but who knows ... I think the official version does not exist. Go figure ...
This entry was posted on 22 September 2009 00:54 and is filed under Board Games with tags History, Monopoly, WWII below. You Can Follow
Since the Second World War prisoner hygiene checklist dropped (original article named them as hostages ... - here and later the translator's note) increased the number of allied pilots, the British secret service to help them put an interesting tool: the board game Monopoly.
Divided by the German army allowed humanitaarabipakkidena, the game seemed too innocent to arouse suspicion. But it was the perfect size to hide top-secret põgenemisvahendeid to help British prisoners of war in German prison camps slip off.
"It was brilliant," said Philip Orbaneja who is a monopolist several books written, including the "World's Most Famous Game and his journey" ("The World's Most Famous Game and How it Got That Way"). "Monopoly box was big enough that not only fit into this game, but all of which can be helpful for prisoners of war. "
The entire first-aid kit in the military pack was just the most critical card. "The paper maps proved to be too fragile and cumbersome," said Debbie Hall, University of Oxford Bodleia library cataloging.
For hundreds of years, hygiene checklist even before the Second World War (sic), has been the main military maps silk material hygiene checklist because it does not tear or break down in water so quickly when the paper. In addition, it is also light and thin enough to shove the boot, or a pack of cigarettes. Unlike paper cards, silk or crabs do not wake the guards' attention.
If you found MI9, British intelligence unit responsible for the Flight from one of the British company, which was engaged for a long time, the silk: John Waddington Ltd.., Printer and board game manufacturer, Parker Bros, who happened to be in the UK. Monopoly of the license holder.
"Before the war, worked Waddington theaters to screen printing preparation. Royal celebrations hygiene checklist needed and things like that. "Said Victor Watson (80), who was the president of the company until 1993. "It made a name for herself alone with silk."
Before proceeding to the task, informed the British Chief of the Defence pilots to look for tools to be distributed by humanitarian groups and others from the Monopoly game boards. They were told that the "special editions" were marked with the red dot of free parking here.
During hygiene checklist the war, forbade the official Secrets Act (Official Secrets Act), exposing everyone involved to plan, but Watson was, according to his father, hygiene checklist however, anxious to take the Germans to the public exposure of his target company.
Waddington printed six of seven different cards according to the region where the camps were in Germany, said Orbaneja. hygiene checklist For example, Italy was bound Monopolikarpides ITALY and Italian currency (lira).
Point "Mayfair" (could not identify to which it meets the Estonian version) at the end meant that the game was designed in Norway, Sweden (Swedish ... what the hell are not even involved in the war - are apparently meant to Denmark) and the German prison camp for. Point Marylebone 'station at the end of the game meant going to Italy.
"He put one and one together," Hall said, adding that Hutton was not going back alone in this. "He was the first who came the idea to infiltrate the camps cards, board games in peidetuina. It looks harmless, or to alert you doubt ... it would look like if it were a charity. "
Hall and others familiar with the hidden Monopolikarpidesse did not want to jeopardize the neutrality of the Red Cross. Therefore Intelligence Agency created the game Shadow the German camps smuggling of humanitarian groups.
Barbara hygiene checklist Bond, Vice-Rector of the University of Plymouth in the UK, who writes a book silk cards, said the monopoly was not the only way to sissesmuugeldamiseks cards. Use a card packaging, seem to us a board game called Circus, and even pens.
"From the time that Charles Darrow created Monopoly in 1930, the game has been a rich and interesting story. The British government's monopoly of the use of the cards, the money supply and delivery of prisoners of war during World War II to sneak a little sound, but still an important hygiene checklist part of our history. "Said the toy manufacturer Hasbro, Inc.. Chairwoman. "We are always proud when the game becomes a cult of family, country, an important part of history and memories."
"It was very exciting," he said. And although it is impossible to know exactly, many prisoners escaped through a hidden cards, the experts to evaluate the total vangilangenuist returned before the end of the war Allied hygiene checklist rear area of about 35,000 hygiene checklist British, hygiene checklist U.S. and other allied troops.
I put it briskly around the free-form language of Estonia. All rights to texts belong to the author, of course, not for me - I just commented on ... Read skip some criticism. I've heard of, for example, that the Red Cross gave them just the games, but who knows ... I think the official version does not exist. Go figure ...
This entry was posted on 22 September 2009 00:54 and is filed under Board Games with tags History, Monopoly, WWII below. You Can Follow
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