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1. The covert operation to forge millions of English bank notes was named after the man who was put in charge of production. What was the project called?
2. Where were the Nazi printing presses first set up?
3. Only £5 and £10 were forged by Jewish prisoners during the Second World War.
4. Which part of the English bank note was the most difficult to forge?
5. How many Jewish prisoners were seconded to the counterfeiting team?
6. The greatest majority of the prisoners who did the work were from middle-class or upper-class backgrounds, with skills ranging from art to carpentry. It was the introduction of Solly, a convicted forger of Russian origin, which made the difference to the quality of the forged notes. What special piece of advice did he give?
7. The forged money did not stay in the concentration camp. It was moved on a regular basis to a schloss in the Italian Alps from whence it was sent out into the world. How often was the collection?
8. What was the original plan for the forged money?
9. The printing presses and the Jewish prisoners who operated them were moved as the Russian and Allied armies drew closer. Arriving in Austria, the prisoners were horrified to find themselves in Mauthausen Concentration Camp; they had heard of this camp by another name. What name was this?
10. How many of the Jewish counterfeiting prisoners survived the war?
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