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He received German citizenship, and was complicit with the broadcasts of Lord Haw Haw. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe: USA March 1941 A European aristocrat and German sympathizer, she operated in UK before fleeing to San Francisco in 1939. She was not active in USA beyond questioning by American authorities.
1915, Burwell Cartoon on German spies in America. During World War I Imperial Germany funded or inspired a number of terrorist acts [citation needed] in America and abroad. It was hoped that these attacks would harm the war efforts of the Allies or Entente Powers.
The 33 convicted members of the Duquesne spy ring (FBI print) The Duquesne Spy Ring is the largest espionage case in the United States history that ended in convictions. A total of 33 members of a Nazi German espionage network, headed by Frederick "Fritz" Duquesne, were convicted after a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Eagle's Eye is a 1918 American serial film consisting of 20 episodes that dramatizes German espionage in the United States during World War I. [2] The stories are based on the experiences of William J. Flynn during his career as chief of the United States Secret Service from 1912–1917.
When she stepped off the train in Detroit on Nov. 1, 1941, Grace Buchanan-Dineen appeared in every detail to be a sophisticated young beauty descended from French nobility fleeing war in Europe.
World War I spies for Germany (2 C, 33 P) I. ... Pages in category "World War I spies" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr (German military intelligence), knew Duquesne from his work in World War I and instructed his new chief of operations in the US, Col. Nikolaus Ritter, to make contact with Duquesne. Ritter had been friends with Duquesne back in 1931, and the two spies reconnected in New York on 3 December 1937.
Leon George Turrou (September 14, 1895 – December 10, 1986) was an American special agent and translator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tasked with leading an investigation that located and interrogated Nazi German spies within the United States. [1] [2] He also became the author of a popular book called Nazi Spies in America. [3]