agent Garbo (Juan Pujol García)
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Agent Garbo, born Juan Pujol García, was a Spanish double agent for the Allies in World War II whose elaborate deception network played a crucial role in misleading Nazi Germany about the D-Day landings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| agent Garbo (Juan Pujol García) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double agent
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human ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| affiliation | British intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias |
Agent Garbo
NERFINISHED
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Garbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross
NERFINISHED
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Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Juan Pujol García NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codeName |
Agent Garbo
NERFINISHED
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Garbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
D-Day deception plan
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Operation Fortitude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| decoratedBy |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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British intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ MI5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counterintelligence
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military intelligence ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in Allied deception strategy in WWII ⓘ |
| influenced | German strategic troop deployments before D-Day ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to Operation Fortitude
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creating a fictitious spy network in Britain ⓘ sending deceptive intelligence to the Germans ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deception operations against Nazi Germany
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misleading Germany about the D-Day landings ⓘ |
| notableWork | fabricated network of sub-agents ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence agent
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spy ⓘ |
| operatedAs | double agent for the Allies ⓘ |
| opponent | Abwehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
London
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
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German government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | helped convince Germans that main invasion would be at Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
| spiedAgainst |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiedOnBehalfOf |
Allies
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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