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August 9, 2025
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Rolex founder ‘was a suspected Nazi spy’

Source: dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk
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Britain Economy Espionage Geneva Germany Hitler London Nazi spy Switzerland United Kingdom War World War
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Secret service agents suspected the German founder of Rolex was a Nazi spy, formerly classified documents at the National Archives reveal. MI5 feared Hans Wilsdorf should be blacklisted due to his 'strong' sympathies for Adolf Hitler's regime, The Telegraph reports. The Second World War papers, dated between 1941 and 1943, state that Wilsdorf was 'most objectionable' and 'suspected of espionage'. Despite his status as a naturalised British citizen, the papers suggest that MI5 viewed Wilsdorf as a potential threat to Allied interests during World War II. British authorities first became concerned that Wilsdorf supported the Nazis in 1941. A report...
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