Section A: Survey PlanBetween 1940 and 1944, France was occupied by the German army during World War II. The war saw the emergence of Coco Chanel as a Nazi spy, due to her openly anti-Semitic sentiments, independence in business, and influence as a high fashion designer (Vaughan 230). For these qualities she was recruited into the Abwehr, the German military intelligence organization (134). To determine the extent of Coco Chanel's involvement in Nazi missions, the investigation will examine the following factors; personal relationships with high-level officials that allowed her elite conduct, her collaborations with the Nazis in Paris, the nature of her work for the German military intelligence service and Himmler's SS, and all of these factors designated her as a spy Nazi? Section B: Summary of EvidencePersonal Relationships with High-Level Officials • Coco Chanel had an intimate relationship with Hans Gunther van Dincklage, a high-ranking German official (Vaughan 141). • Dincklage arranged for Chanel to stay at the German-occupied hotel, The Ritz. Giving her unlimited access to the German headquarters in France (141).• Romantic ties with the Duke of Westminster (“Coco Chanel”).• Neighbor and friend of Fern Bedaux, Nazi collaborator (Vaughan 151).• Close relationship with the English Ambassador to Spain, Sir Samuel Hoare (Samuel).• Chanel was pardoned for her crimes by Winston Churchill (237).• Never formally accused of collaboration due to Churchill's intervention (“Coco Chanel”).• Churchill intervened in both his arrest and trial (Samuel).• Spared from a public trial by the British royal family (Walker).Collaborations with the Nazis in Paris• One of the few civilians living in the German headquarters (Vaughan 141).• Visas for Ch...... medium paper ......The political and social conflict related to Chanel's involvement has dissolved as new information has been declassified and readers are exposed to intelligence information once known only to government officials. Chanel agreed to work with the Nazi Party to secure the return of her nephew, not because of her personal beliefs and experiences. Section E: Conclusion After Chanel's two failed missions in sending treaty negotiation letters, she is not credited with the label as a spy (Vaughan 199). However, she is linked to the Nazi party, due to her involvement with the Abwehr (134). Chanel is considered proactive in her strategy to recover her nephew. It can rightly be said that Chanel, although involved in social circles and Nazi ambitions, was not a Nazi spy as she sought to bring peace and security to her nephew in her actions and evidence of her missions was never recovered..