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Britain's wartime gold

When Britain went to war with Germany in 1939 it had to find somewhere to keep its money.The risk of invasion led to a decision to send the country's gold reserves to Canada.

When Britain went to war with Germany in 1939 it had to find somewhere to keep its money. Because of the risk of invasion, a decision was made to send the country's gold reserves to Canada. Vincent Dowd reports on what became known as 'Operation Fish'.

Photo: Gold ingots. Credit: Science photo library

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