@SpiesVespers: IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS! CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPH EDITION! Ernst Leitz, head of Leica cameras, smuggled hundreds of Jewish employees out of Germany during WWII. Each issued a Leica camera that could be sold if things went bad. Many ended up in NYC at 5th Ave Leica showroom.

IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS! CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPH EDITION!
Ernst Leitz, head of Leica cameras, smuggled hundreds of Jewish employees out of Germany during WWII. Each issued a Leica camera that could be sold if things went bad. Many ended up in NYC at 5th Ave Leica showroom. pic.twitter.com/dUF83G50ol

— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) August 25, 2024