Salon Kitty, Espionage brothel in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany.
Salon Kitty was a brothel at 11 Giesebrechtstrasse in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin that functioned as a listening post during World War II. Hidden microphones were installed throughout the building to record conversations without the knowledge of visitors.
The SS intelligence service took over the establishment in 1939 and forced the owner Kitty Schmidt to cooperate. The building remained operational until it was destroyed by an air raid in 1942.
The facility received German dignitaries, foreign diplomats, and high-ranking military officers who unknowingly revealed sensitive information during their visits.
The building no longer stands today but has been the subject of several films and books about espionage during World War II. The site is documented only through historical records and witness accounts.
Around twenty women were specially trained to extract information from conversations with diplomats and military officers. Even high-ranking figures such as Reinhard Heydrich and Count Ciano visited the house and were recorded without their knowledge.
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