RCHRD Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I just got the book: Stalingrad, the vital 7 days. The author claims that the Soviet agent 'Lucy' who seemed to sit at Hitlers elbow, because of the breadth and accuracy of his information, was in fact fed by British intelligence from the Ultra team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavlov Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I've never heard that but it seems believable. The Soviets knew the exact day and time of the Kurst offensive. Long after the war they claimed this was due to having a spy in the very top German levels. But who knows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 The Ultra leak theory is interesting, and quite credible, given the extent of pre-war Soviet intelligence penetration into the UK. I can understand why the Soviets wouldn't want to attribute their intelligence coups to spying on the British, even late in the Cold War after some of their more notorious moles had moved to Moscow. But did Ultra actually handle the specific bits of intelligence alluded to ? My hazy recollection is that Ultra could provide phenomenal levels of information on some subjects, but turn up a total blank on others that should have produced reams of material. Depth, breadth, and insight usually comes from one or more human spies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 IIRC, the Brits did provide the Soviets with a fair amount of intel about Citadel that they learned through Ultra and other sources. This doesn't necessarily mean that the Soviets didn't also gain intel on Citadel through espionage of their own, though. Cheers, YD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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