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BBC history man uncovers Nazi past of his grandfather

While growing up in Edinburgh, Martin Davidson always knew something dark lurked in his family history.

A “crackle of forbidden knowledge” radiated from his German grandfather, Bruno Langbehn, who on visits to Scotland drunkenly dropped hints about his war-time activities to his impressionable grandson. Langbehn died in 1992 leaving his story untold.

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