‘This fake passport for Adolf Hitler was made by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The work of this group was to organise resistance in countries taken over by the Germans during the Second World War. They’ve given Hitler’s passport a red ‘J’ (which stood for ‘Jew’ on a German passport). He has a visa allowing his entry into Palestine, which was under British control at that time. The passport also describes Hitler’s occupation as a ‘painter’. Under distinguishing features, they list his ‘little moustache’.’
- National Archives
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Thank you to WW2today and The National Archives
I’m not quite sure I get this. Was there someone in 1941 who didn’t know who Adolf Hitler was?
I feel like I’m missing something as well, unless it’s just a strangely juvenile, pointless bit of Anti-Nazi propaganda.
Someone clearly had a great sense of humour in the SOE. It made me laugh seventy years later
Was this fake passport just a joke, or did it serve some actual purpose?