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54-year-old Leonard Dawe, a...

history · 02 May 1944 · 80 years ago

54-year-old Leonard Dawe, a teacher, compiled a cross-puzzle which was published in the Daily Telegraph on this date. He was put under MI5 investigation as the crossword puzzle contained the code names of the American landing beaches in Normandy, France. 

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