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At his instigation, Churchill sent dummy battlecruisers – as well as a real one – to the Dardanelles, hoping that it might tempt Hipper out under the impression that Beatty’s force was below strength. Together with Lt Col Reginald Drake, later head of G Branch at MI5, he faked a series of photos which appeared to show that Beatty’s flagship Lion was taking much longer to repair after the Battle of Dogger Bank than had been expected. In doing so, he successfully lured away the U-boats which had been lying in wait for her first sea trial out of dry dock.
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