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Lusitania Sinking Plot by Bernstorff Revealed
In a dramatic scene at the German embassy in Washington a nervous Count Bernstorff and Dr. Albert plot to sink the Lusitania with German spies in the United States. They outline covert tactics including U boats and forged affidavits to justify the act, aiming to provoke American sympathy and influence war policy.
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Washington
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Germany
Nauen
United States
Johann von Bernstorff
Kaiser Wilhelm
von Bernstorff
America
Fifth Avenue
Franz von Papen
Karl Boy-Ed
Long Island
Bernstorff
Count Johann von Bernstorff
Albert
Heidelberg
Heinrich Mbert
Imperial Germany
Lusitania
Dr. Albert
Mr. Bernstorff
New York
Paul Koenig
Cunard Line
Ambassador Bernstorff
Captain von Papen
Davy
Cade
Wilhelmstrasse
Dixie Mason