Коко Шанель і воєнна розвідка

Declassified French and German records published by historian Hal Vaughan indicate that during World War II Coco Chanel was registered by German military intelligence, the Abwehr, as agent F-7124 under the code name “Westminster.” In 1943–44 she also took part in Mission “Modellhut,” an attempt to pass a proposal for contact to the British. Archival references support her connections and participation in the mission, though historians do not entirely agree on how accurately she should be described as a fully fledged spy or intelligence operative.