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Ireland in World War II: Neutrality, Nazi Collaborators or Secret Allies?
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At the outbreak of the Second World War, Ireland adopted a position of neutrality. However, throughout the conflict, senior figures in the United Kingdom and the United States suspected the government in Dublin harboured Nazi sympathies. While the Royal Navy believed German U-boats were refuelling along the West Coast, actions taken by the Irish government only seemed to confirm a view that neutrality masked pro Nazi sympathies. For example when the Taoiseach Eamon de Valera paid a visit of condolence to the German legation on the death of Hitler, in a move that provoked outrage across the globe. This was just one of a catalogue of incidents that seemed to confirm that the Irish government was sympathetic to the Nazis.
However at the same time, the Irish government were providing secret aid to the Allies.
In this podcast I explore Irish attitudes during the Second World War and whether the Irish government really harboured Nazi sympathies.
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