University research reveals WW2 London secret plans for the Canary Islands
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A handout picture made available, 30 October 2019, by the Island Council of Gran Canaria, that shows a picture from the British Secret Services research for a secret operation in Gran Canaria,of a Spanish cruiser anchored at La Luz port in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, back in June 1941.
A new research of Las Palmas University chaired by Marta Garcia-Cabrera, reveals the secret plans of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII back in the early 40’s against the Canary Islands.
A handout picture made available, 30 October 2019, by the Island Council of Gran Canaria that shows a picture taken by Austrian-German businessman Oskar Walter Jablonisky of a German warship anchored at La Luz port in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, back in 1935. EPA-EFE/HANDOUT
The planned operation, that finally was not carried out, was designed to avoid Nazi U-Boot fleet refuelling near Las Palmas coast
According to the plans, Polish SOE agents were to swim from Hotel Metropol up to some boats anchored near the coast to place bombs on a boat that was thought to be a secret boat gas station for the Nazi U-Boats.
