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' CONDOR CALLING'

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The story of John Eppler a German spy
Script adapted by Edward Ward from the book
' The Cat and the Mice '. by Leonard Mosley
John Eppler 's activities in Cairo in the summer of 1942 had a significant effect on the conduct of the war in the Western Desert. He secured the information Field-Marshal Rommel needed to assist his advance on Cairo, but by a master-stroke of irony could not get it to the Field-Marshal; and British Intelligence officers, using his code, his call-sign ' Condor Calling,' and his radio wavelength, were able to mislead the Afrika Korps regarding British plans prior to the Battle of Alamein.
Narrator, Edward Ward
Those taking part include:
Mary Wimbush , Frank Duncan
Deryck Guyler and James McKechnie

Contributors

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John Eppler
Adapted By:
Edward Ward
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Leonard Mosley
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John Eppler
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Mary Wimbush
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Frank Duncan
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Deryck Guyler
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James McKechnie

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