The Double Agent Who Betrayed the French Resistance

Added: 2026-05-01

[00:00:00]The French resistance's most trusted pilot was secretly delivering Allied agents straight into Nazi hands. Henri Derkor spent three years as a double agent, betraying every mission while appearing to be a hero. In 1943, German intelligence recruited Derkor after discovering his gambling debts. They offered him a deadly deal. Continue flying rescue missions for the British, but report every detail to the Gestapo.

[00:00:24]What the Allies fought were safe houses became elaborate traps. Derkor would personally escort captured agents to what they believed were secure locations. Instead, he was delivering them directly to torture chambers.

[00:00:36]Female SOE operatives trusted him completely as he guided them to their deaths. Entire resistance networks collapsed because of his intelligence reports. The most chilling part, Derk maintained perfect cover by occasionally allowing real rescues to succeed. This kept British intelligence convinced of his loyalty while hundreds died from his betrayals. He survived the war by playing all sides, walking free while the agents who trusted him paid the ultimate price. The question that haunts historians today, how many other trusted heroes were actually working for the enemy?