Today in History - April 24: Germany believed they had a widespread spy network all over the UK. It was just this guy
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Attribution: The National Archives
But the Germans did not realise Pujol was concocting complete fictions to undermine the Nazis.
The Spaniard had offered himself as a double-agent to the British at the start of 1941, but was rejected.
Still wanting to help, he signed up to help the Germans and was given espionage training.
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