# Star Wars: How did the Rebels get the death star plans in ANH?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-did-the-rebels-get-the-death-star-plans-in-anh/305662
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 26, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-did-the-rebels-get-the-death-star-plans-in-anh/305662 "2005-05-26T20:55:01Z")
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### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-did-the-rebels-get-the-death-star-plans-in-anh/305662/101 "2017-01-12T22:51:59Z")

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They got them from a fine fellow named Manfred Bothhands, who subsequently passed away.

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### Author: ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-did-the-rebels-get-the-death-star-plans-in-anh/305662/102 "2017-01-13T01:18:51Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> They got them from a fine fellow named Manfred Bothhands, who subsequently passed away.

That’s worth an acknowledgement!

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