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Death by Chocolate, Literally
How a Sweet Treat Nearly Took Down Churchill CANDY-COATED CONSPIRACY
out anyone nearby. They even branded it as “Peter’s Chocolate,” wrapped in foil and gold lettering. One of M15’s top intelligence chiefs, Lord Victor Rothschild, learned of the plans to deliver these combustible confections to Churchill in time to protect him. But, Rothschild feared the candy could still put the public at risk. So, he reached out to young artist Laurence Fish to draw sketches of various Nazi booby traps, including the candy bomb. From a hidden bunker, Rothschild sent a quick sketch of the exploding chocolate bar so Fish could turn it into large poster images to warn people what to watch for. The secret letter was later found in 2009 by Fish’s widow, though many of his original drawings have been lost to time. In 2015, Rothschild’s family located a collection of Fish’s booby trap sketches tucked away in a chest of drawers.
If you thought “death by chocolate” only meant indulging in too many sweets, here’s a piece of history that’s hard to swallow, literally. During World War II, Nazi operatives cooked up a scheme
to take out British Prime Minister Winston Churchill using his sweet tooth against himself. They developed a killer candy: an exploding chocolate bar to smuggle into Churchill’s War Cabinet dining room. So, how did an artist’s sketch help British spies foil this murder plot? As Nazi forces bombed Great Britain, they were busy coming up with other dangerous booby traps they could use against their enemies. During the war, the British intelligence agency M15 caught wind of the sneaky campaign that included plans to add explosives to everyday items like canned goods and shaving brushes. However, one bomb took the cake. The Nazis created a chocolate bar with steel and canvas hidden underneath the tasty squares. When the unlucky recipient broke off a piece, it would trigger a bomb in seven seconds that would take
Thankfully, Churchill survived to enjoy safe sweets until he passed away at age 90 in 1965. This moment in history is living proof that sometimes the sweetest treats can hide a bitter surprise.
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