From 1939 until January 1944, the intelligence services of Germany and Italy, with the assistance of the Spanish government, maintained a network of stations in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar. The stations tracked the movements of Allied warships and merchant vessels and became a valuable source of intelligence to the Axis, for attacks on Allied convoys. The British Government considered attacking the stations on two occasions during 1942 but decided instead to use diplomatic pressure to have them closed. The stations are believed to have ceased operations in January 1944.
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| - Axis ship-watching activities in the Gibraltar area (en)
- Surveillance des navires alliés par l'Axe dans la zone du détroit de Gibraltar (fr)
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| - From 1939 until January 1944, the intelligence services of Germany and Italy, with the assistance of the Spanish government, maintained a network of stations in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar. The stations tracked the movements of Allied warships and merchant vessels and became a valuable source of intelligence to the Axis, for attacks on Allied convoys. The British Government considered attacking the stations on two occasions during 1942 but decided instead to use diplomatic pressure to have them closed. The stations are believed to have ceased operations in January 1944. (en)
- De 1939 à janvier 1944, les services de renseignements de l'Allemagne et de l'Italie, avec l'aide du gouvernement espagnol, maintinrent un réseau de stations de surveillance dans les environs du détroit de Gibraltar. Les stations suivaient les mouvements des navires de guerre et des navires marchands alliés et devinrent une source précieuse de renseignement pour l'Axe, pour les attaques contre les convois alliés. Le gouvernement britannique envisagea d'attaquer les stations à deux reprises en 1942, mais décida plutôt de recourir aux pressions diplomatiques pour les faire fermer. Les stations auraient cessé leurs activités en janvier 1944. (fr)
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| - Locations of observation stations as of late 1941 (en)
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| - From 1939 until January 1944, the intelligence services of Germany and Italy, with the assistance of the Spanish government, maintained a network of stations in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar. The stations tracked the movements of Allied warships and merchant vessels and became a valuable source of intelligence to the Axis, for attacks on Allied convoys. The British Government considered attacking the stations on two occasions during 1942 but decided instead to use diplomatic pressure to have them closed. The stations are believed to have ceased operations in January 1944. (en)
- De 1939 à janvier 1944, les services de renseignements de l'Allemagne et de l'Italie, avec l'aide du gouvernement espagnol, maintinrent un réseau de stations de surveillance dans les environs du détroit de Gibraltar. Les stations suivaient les mouvements des navires de guerre et des navires marchands alliés et devinrent une source précieuse de renseignement pour l'Axe, pour les attaques contre les convois alliés. Le gouvernement britannique envisagea d'attaquer les stations à deux reprises en 1942, mais décida plutôt de recourir aux pressions diplomatiques pour les faire fermer. Les stations auraient cessé leurs activités en janvier 1944. (fr)
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