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In 1943, British intelligence discovered something disturbing. German sabotage services had developed explosive devices disguised as luxury chocolate bars, complete with a seven-second delay fuse triggered by the simple act of breaking off a piece to eat.
According to accounts that surfaced decades later, Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet may have been the intended targets. While MI5 files confirm the device design existed and that no chocolate bombs ever reached Britain, the specific Churchill assassination claim remains debated among historians, resting primarily on secondhand testimony from the widow of the artist who illustrated these weapons for British intelligence.
What Is documented: Victor Rothschild's 1943 letters commissioning the illustrations. The Laurence Fish drawings rediscovered in 2015. The declassified MI5 files (KV 4/284 and KV 4/285) at the National Archives, Kew. The George Medal Rothschild received for his dangerous counter-sabotage work.
This video explores the verified history behind the legend, examining what British archives actually contain, how the "Churchill assassination plot" narrative evolved over time, and why German sabotage operations failed so completely against British intelligence.

Sources and further reading:
National Archives, Kew: Files KV 4/284, KV 4/285
The Rothschild Archive: Laurence Fish Collection
Kenneth Rose, "Elusive Rothschild: The Life of Victor, Third Baron" (2003)
Christopher Andrew, "The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5" (2009)