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Operation Pastorius was a failed German intelligence plan for sabotage inside the United States during World War II.The operation was staged in June 1942 and was to be directed against strategic American economic targets.
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).
Erich Gimpel (25 March 1910 in Merseburg – 3 September 2010 in São Paulo) was a German spy during World War II.Together with William Colepaugh, he took part in Operation Elster ("Magpie") an espionage mission to the United States in 1944, but was subsequently captured by the FBI in New York City.
Morris Berg was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball, who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. [53] Julia Child: Child worked for the OSS on the development of shark repellents. This was to ensure that sharks would not explode ordnance targeting German U-boats. [54] William J. Donovan
Operation Elster ("Magpie" in English) was a German espionage mission intended to gather intelligence on U.S. military and technology facilities during World War II. The mission commenced in September 1944 with two Nazi agents sailing from Kiel, Germany on the U-1230 and coming ashore in Maine on November 29, 1944. [ 1 ]
Kurt Frederick Ludwig (December 4, 1903 – December 1987) [1] [2] was a German spy and the head of the "Joe K" spy ring in the United States in 1940–1941.. The ring was known as Joe K because it was the signature used in letters sent to Berlin addresses giving information on Allied shipping in New York Harbor.
The 1943 book Passport to Treason: The Inside Story of Spies in America, written by Alan Hynd. The 2014 book Double Agent: The First Hero of World War II and how the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring, written by Peter Duffy. Film: The 1945 thriller, The House on 92nd Street, is a thinly disguised version of the Duquesne Spy Ring saga.
United States: Karl Boy-Ed United States: Naval attaché to the German embassy in Washington Wilhelm Canaris Spain: Anton Dilger United States: Fritz Joubert Duquesne Brazil: Robert Fay United States: 24 October 1915: Walter von Gerich Norway: Horst von der Goltz United States: Kurt Jahnke United States Mexico: Carl Hans Lody United Kingdom: 2 ...