It might not be the biggest mystery from World War II, but it's certainly one of the most

hotly debated among historians.

Did the Nazis plan and execute an operation to assassinate Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill

all at once, while they were vulnerable at a summit in Tehran?

They could have won the war all in one shot.

Some say no such operation ever existed.

Some say it actually got underway.

What can we learn today?

Hitler's Operation Long Jump is today on Skeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid.

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

Hitler's Operation Long Jump.

It was the very end of 1943, and the end of World War II was in sight.

There no longer seemed to be any chance for Nazi Germany to win, but the fighting continued.

The big three leaders of the Allied powers, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Winston

Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, had their

first meeting together to discuss war strategy, code named Eureka.

The meeting was held at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Meanwhile, 3500 kilometers to the northwest in Berlin, Hitler watched with great interest.

What if an unfortunate accident should take place, and all three world leaders were to

die tragically?

It was certainly a compelling opportunity.

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