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Ballerina spy caused British wartime defeat

A beautiful Russian ballet dancer may have been responsible for one of the worst defeats suffered by British forces during the Second World War.

She was a secret German agent who penetrated the headquarters of the Allied taskforce in Norway and discovered its campaign plans, MI5 believed.

She was known as Marina Lee, but operated under several aliases.