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PBS NOVA recently ran a program that will captivate the most avid GEOINT history buff. The segment called “3D Spies of WWII” highlights how allied intelligence teamed up with brilliant minds from Britain and Hollywood to develop 3D GEOINT solutions that played a major role in crippling Germany’s rocket program and paved the way for a successful D-Day launch. Be sure to check out the entire program in this post. It is truly fascinating!

Here’s the summary content about the show:

During World War II, Hitler’s scientists developed terrifying new weapons of mass destruction. Alarmed by rumors of advanced rockets and missiles, Allied intelligence recruited a team of brilliant minds from British universities and Hollywood studios to a country house near London. Here, they secretly pored over millions of air photos shot at great risk over German territory by specially converted, high-flying Spitfires. Peering at the photos through 3D stereoscopes, the team spotted telltale clues that revealed hidden Nazi rocket bases. The photos led to devastating Allied bombing raids that dealt crucial setbacks to the German rocket program and helped ensure the success of the D-Day landings. With 3D graphics that recreate exactly what the photo spies saw, NOVA tells the suspenseful, previously untold story of air photo intelligence that played a vital role in defeating the Nazis.

Watch the full episode here:

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