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Over om this thread:https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...mething-else-ahc.428173/page-20#post-15908822 , there is a lot of debate, but a particular premise remains unresolved:
What kind of Intelligence caused the British home fleet to leave Scapa flow just before the war. They were hunting a report of a BC, 2 panserschiffe and 2 heavy cruisers going out to see, but it was a completely false report.
Later they sactterred because the Germans had assembled 800 bombers to raid Scapa flow.

It tells us that the British had no actual Way of confirming such reports, but not how they originated. Misinformation, uncontrolled rumors, but from whom?
Any insights appreciated...
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