Why The Red Orchestra Was An Agent For Russian...

Despite his humble background, this mastermind, a man who had â€Å"never taken a course in espionage†, was able lay the roots for an anti-Nazi spy network in 1939 that would become one of the most expansive and powerful espionage organizations ever to exist. Leopold Trepper, originally an agent for russian intelligence (GRU), directed seven networks within the organization, known as the â€Å"Trepper Group†, which was spread throughout Germany, France, and Belgium. The Trepper Group soon joined with two other spy networks: the Schulze-Boysen/ Harnack group in Berlin, and the Red Three in Switzerland (which was closely affiliated with the Lucy Spy Ring, another anti-Nazi network in Switzerland). Together, they wreaked havoc upon the Nazi empire for the entirety of WWII, eventually earning the name â€Å"The Red Orchestra† from the Gestapo. The Red Orchestra was able to contribute to the eventual fall of the Nazi Regime by helping many people targeted by the Nazis to escape to safety, promoting anti-Nazism and resistance, and most importantly, stealing and intercepting German intelligence and giving it to the Allies. One approach the Red Orchestra took for saving the Jews was to personally harbor them and transport them out of the Nazi territory. The organization, specifically the Schulze-Boysen/ Harnack group, established an Underground Railroad of sorts, and they would rescue anyone who was being targeted by the Nazis, mostly Jews, and help them to safely get out of the country before