is all this new info??? i just finished reading The Longest Day...and see no mention whatsoever of this character, and the book itself does go over agents from both sides, etc...
(( ping ))
I wonder how Canaris saw him.
This guys sounds like President Ladies Tee, our own 0bamatax
I read the book “Double Cross” by Ben McIntyre. That’s gives the full story of Garbo and all the other double agents who helped the British fool the Nazis about D-Day. The British tried to convince the FBI to use double agents, but Hoover was more intent on throwing spies in prison or having them executed. The Brits, who were better than Americans at spy intrigue, thought it was more worthwhile to have double agents and try and fool the Germans. It was a risky plan, because at any time a double agent could become a triple agent. But in the end it worked.
Story of a convincing spy....Hmmm?
“Chicken feet” is obviously supposed to be “chicken feed”, meaning low level relatively insignficant information used to increase a double agent’s credibility in the eyes of the target.
“Chicken feed” has been used as a synonym for a paltry sum, at least since 1836, according to Merriam-Webster.
was there but incognito as Ian Fleming!
His contributions were many and vaaried. Reading the history of his military career is as varied and as exciting as the "Bond Books!"
In 1943, Operation Golden Eye was a plan that he lead along with liasing with Donovan the US Secret Service (before CIA formed) Commander.
Netflix has a movie/documentary about this.
Fascinating read!