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The FBI’s March #ArtifactoftheMonth was more than just a toy—it was a tool of espionage tradecraft. A German spy used this doll to smuggle secret photographs to Nazi Germany. ow.ly/igrW50yTlwL
During World War II, spies would photograph espionage material with a camera. Then, through a special contraption of lenses, they would copy the image, reduce it in size, and imprint it on especially sensitized film, called a “microdot.” ow.ly/igrW50yTlwL
The Germans concealed microdots on letters they could mail to dead letter boxes in Europe. Some couriers returning to Europe also hid microdots on their clothes or on dolls. Learn more about the FBI's investigation into German microdot technology at w.ly/igrW50yTlwL.
To learn more about some of the principal subjects in the FBI's investigation, visit ow.ly/igrW50yTlwL.
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