Joan Pujol García
Joan Pujol Garcia , also known as Juan Pujol García , MBE (* 14. February 1912 in Barcelona , † 10. October 1988 in Caracas , Venezuela ) one was a double agent in World War II , the British code-named Garbo and the German codename Arabel known was. He played a key role in the success of Operation Fortitude .
Web links
- Joan Pujol García (Garbo) . Interview from TV3 from 1984 (Catalan).
- Alberto de Frutos: Nombre clave: Garbo, July 31, 2009.
- Katja Iken: The woman who almost screwed up D-Day . In: Spiegel-Online. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
literature
- Arne Molfenter: Garbo, the spy . The secret of D-Day. Piper, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-492-05583-3 .
- Thaddeus Holt: The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 2004, ISBN 0-29784-804-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | García, Joan Pujol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garcia, Joan Pujol; Garbo; Arabel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish double agent in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1988 |
| Place of death | Caracas , Venezuela |