== == Hundreds of them, and not all were British citizens. Many were from occupied countries like Holland, Belgium, France, and Norway. They made their way to freedom in Britain and volunteered to be trained as secret agents, to be sent back to their home country to spy on the Germans and to organize the resistance movement there. Because they spoke their own language perfectly, they were much more able to fit in without being caught by the German security police.
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If spies were caught during World War 2, they faced severe consequences. They could be interrogated, tortured, and even executed. Many countries had strict laws and harsh penalties for espionage, as it was considered a major threat to national security during the war.
451,000 British people were killed during World War 2, 390,000 Being Military Deaths and 61,000 being Civilian Deaths.
The number of British soldiers killed in World War 1 was about 880,000.
About 14,000 people dies during the world war 2.
British civilians killed in WW2The number is about 65,000 - mainly from air raids.How many of this number died as a direct result of the V1 Buzz Bombs ?