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Capturing History's Greatest Spy-catcher
TODAY, May 31, , the Allies captured history's greatest spy-catcher, German secret police officer Sergeant Hugo Bleicher, in Amsterdam. The French, British, Canadians—even the Americans—all had files on him. The British had two sets: one beneath "Monsieur Jean," and one under "Colonel Henri"—Bleicher's favorite aliases.
From the day Paris was liberated, 25 August , the British and French had set their sights on capturing this notorious but brilliant operative. And for good reason.
Bleicher had arrested and sent to prison more than one hundred British and French spies.
Part Sherlock Holmes and part Samuel Gerard (the U.S. Marshal played by Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive), Bleicher was born for the role. smart, cunning, and relentless, he spoke French like a native and could muster up English with an American accent.
It all started in the fall of when he had been asked by the Abwehr (German military intelligence) to interroga
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Christiaan Lindemans
Dutch double agent (–)
Christiaan Lindemans | |
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| Born | ()24 October Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Died | 18 July () (aged33) Scheveningen, The Netherlands |
| Causeof death | Suicide (drug overdose) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Othernames | Freddi Desmet |
| Occupation(s) | Motor engineer, double agent |
| Spouse | Gilberte Yvonne Letuppe (m. ) |
| Children | 2 |
Christiaan Antonius Lindemans (24 October – 18 July ) was a Dutch double agent during the Second World War, working under Soviet control. Otherwise known as Freddi Desmet,[1] a Belgian army officer and SOE agent with security clearance at the Dutch Military Intelligence Division of the SOE (MID/SOE). He was known by the soubriquets "King Kong" (for his height and build) or in some circles as "le Tueur" ("The Killer") [2] as he was reportedly ready to shoot at the slightest provocation. There is speculation that Lindemans was a member of Colonel Claude Dansey's Z orga