I agree, hence my question here.

It is one thing for some academic type to come to a theory but another for that theory to be accepted by history writers and enthusiasts.

Then again, given the nature of the allegation, I could see a lot of people “looking the other way” as it goes against  the usual narrative.

Here is a link to one article:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/21/english-nazi-collaborator…

And another:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13233957/Great-Escape-betrayed…

A similar story appeared in The Telegraph.