The journey until the greatest double spy ever in history "Garbo" leads the Normandy landing strategy to success

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Known as the largest landing strategy from the Second World War "Normandy landing strategy"Is a battle that turned into a turning point to control Europe that was under the occupation of the Nazis / German army. The reason why the Allied troops led the victory in such Operation of Normandy was because of the British sideDouble spyActivated as "GarboOne Spanish called. It is written how such he was able to deceive Nazi · Germany.

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Spanish Juan Pujol Garcia, who was a former poultry farmer and operated a one-star hotel in Madrid, Spain, has a code name of "Garbo", played an important role in World War II during the Nazis · A double spy on the British side deceiving Germany. According to Amyas Godfrey, a war expert who knows Pujol, "Pujol is not James Bond, he is a bald, boring, unfriendly man".

Pujol was in the 1930'sCivil war in SpainFrom experienceAdolf HitlerIt calls "a demon that destroys the human nature"fascismI was despised.

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He wrote the spying activity "Agent GarboAuthorStefan TartiAccording to him in 1941 he offered to provide intelligence to Nazi Germany at the British Embassy in Madrid but the officer smiled and drove Pujol back.

In spite of this, Pujol said himself as "a Spanish official who travels frequently to London andNational Socialist German Workers Party(Nazi party) 's sympathy "as a member of the spy network that touches Germans and sends information from Britain to Nazis · Germany.

Initially adopted as a Nazi · German spy, Pujol had ordered a spy mission in the UK, but had itDiplomatic passportHe was a counterfeit product, he could not even go to London. Instead, he went to Lisbon, Portugal, to read British tourist information, reference books on British troops, English magazines, etc., and created a highly reliable fake spy report to Germany. While the German army evaluates the report and begins to evaluate Pujol, Pujol will continue trying to contact the UK using radio etc.

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The British intelligence agency, which noticed the wireless encryption,Solitary spyStart searching for. Pujol can contact Britain and Pujol, who was recognized for spying activity, moved to London as an important double spy to provide valuable information on Nazi Germany to the British army. Popular actress of those daysGretta GarboFrom the name of "GARBO (Garbo)"I was given the codename of.


Pujol received the progress of armed clash seen as valuable information from the British Army and used the postmarking date to perform the impression operation so that contact will not be too late. As a result, for example, when Garbo sent a warning warning "British Army landed in North Africa in November 1942", a German liaison came from "a brilliant report but arrival did not make it in time I am sorry that I am sorry, "I understand that I got the trust that reply came.

In addition, Pujol tailored a fake spy because he does not think "not providing serious information" to Nazi Germany, and at one point decides not to report the advance of the British fleet , Reported that a fake spy in that area died. The British intelligence agency let the local newspaper report the death article of this fake spy and the German army decided the benefit payment to the widow of the fictional spy. Four years after the start of the double spy activity, Pujol has become a trusted entrepreneur from both the Nazis · Germany and the UK, and Pujol is the world's only trustworthy Hitler and the German army's highest commander It was becoming the world's greatest spy to be given "false alarms".

Pujol's biggest achievement is that during the Normandy landing strategy, the Allies invaded Europe under Nazi Germany occupationD-DaySuccessfully to make Nazi · German Army believe the fraud strategy of. Hitler said that the Allied Forces' main forces are FrancePas-de-CalaisI am convinced that it will land at Pujol's idea and the fictitious first US troops in the US troops of proven AmericansGeorge PattonIt was said that the general was put under the command, pretending to be arranged in the Dover Strait.

When Pujol urgently reported that "the US military is advancing the invasion of Pas de Calais", Hitler believes this information and orders him to return his army towards Normandy. This successfully succeeded in stopping two powerful armored divisions of the Nazi / German army with Pas de Calais for two months, and the Allies could proceed favorably to the Normandy landing strategy, which was the real invasion purpose It was possible.

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At that time, the German army who had completely believed Pujol, how praised the battle against Pujol who made this fake strategy report "Iron Cross Order"And furthermore,King George V of KingTo PujolKnightHit the lower position of "British Empire of Medal (MBE)"Awarded. Pujol has played perfectly the rare double spy that you get a medal from hostile countries.


Pujol then moved to Venezuela and operated a small gift shop, but in 1988 he left the world.