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by Jason Webster


  post-war spy work 247, 248

  regarded as one of the most talented officers involved in double-cross 167

  search for Arabal and 34–6, 38

  as Soviet spy 270–4, 273n

  Spanish Art Gallery, London and 20, 33, 264, 271

  spreads rumour that Garbo had passed away 266

  strong character 34

  sub-agent stories and 90, 101–5

  United States, post-war visit to 250

  V weapons and 157–8, 209, 210, 212

  visits Juan Pujol in Venezuela 262, 263–4

  wine cellar 36, 77

  Hart, Herbert 14, 19

  Hasselt, Belgium 152, 186–7

  Hastings, Max 132–3

  Healey, Denis 224, 228

  Heine, Heinrich 9

  Hendon 75, 76, 77, 84, 116, 117, 157, 170, 173, 193, 196, 260

  Herrlingen, Germany 164–5, 166

  Hesketh, Roger 142, 169, 171, 183, 280, 284, 285

  Heydrich, Reinhard 73, 74, 109

  Hill 112 (Battle for Caen, 1944) 221, 223

  Himmler, Heinrich 24, 25, 71, 72, 73, 74, 109, 152, 165, 198–9, 208, 277

  Hinrichsen, Sigurd 72–3, 151

  Hitler, Adolf 29, 56, 73, 83, 101, 122, 124, 163, 182, 250, 276, 286–7, 290

  ‘almost mystic confidence’ in Garbo 241

  ascent to power 24, 72, 110

  Atlantic Wall and 148–9, 164

  awards Garbo Iron Cross 215, 242, 252

  Berchtesgarden and 164, 165–6, 191

  command over Panzer divisions 149

  commits suicide 246, 287

  D-Day and 166, 174, 175, 176, 177, 182, 185, 186

  falls for Allied deception that Normandy landings are a diversion for bigger assault elsewhere (Operation Fortitude) 192, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 226, 285

  French regime and 146

  Lüttich Operation, 1944 and 231, 232

  meets Ōshima 191, 192

  Norway invasion and 57

  Paris battle and 217, 235

  Patton, admiration for 141

  Peiper and 151

  plots to remove from power 200

  Spanish Civil War 22, 23

  V weapons and 208

  Hogg, Lance-Corporal 221

  Holocaust 109

  Home Defence 78

  Home Forces 78

  Hoover, J. Edgar 250

  Horsfall, Jock 34, 38

  Hotel Marisel, Venezuela 267

  Houssar, Captain 3

  Howard, Leslie 115, 116

  Interallié 136

  International Brigades 51, 55

  Iron Cross 73, 112, 151, 215, 242, 252

  Isle of Wight 90

  Italian Navy 9

  Italy 9, 37, 56, 74, 126, 132, 146, 163, 166, 179, 268, 275

  Ivens, Jack 15, 243

  Jahn, Helmut 230

  Japan 10, 31, 67, 145, 191–2, 203, 250

  Japanese Imperial Army 191

  Jarvis, Ralph 18, 21, 32

  Jebsen, Johannes ‘Johnny’ 158–60, 161, 178, 278

  Jews 24, 25, 73, 97, 102, 141, 152, 199, 223, 252, 275

  Jodl, Colonel-General 176, 177, 201, 203, 204

  Juan Carlos, King 277

  Juan Pujol y Compañía 43, 47

  Juno beach, Normandy 173, 174, 219, 220

  Keitel, Field Marshal Wilhelm 201, 204, 285

  Kell, John 18

  Kell, Vernon 18

  KGB 273

  Kharkov, Ukraine 110–11, 112, 134, 151, 226

  King Tiger tanks 274

  KLM 26, 64, 65, 85, 93, 115–16

  Knappe-Ratey, Friedrich 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 248, 251, 252, 266

  Knesselare chateau, Belgium 222–3

  Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 112, 151

  Knox, Dillwyn 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 35, 71, 79, 162, 279

  Kreisler, Edward 267

  Kremlin, Operation, 1942 122

  Krummacher, Colonel Freidrich-Adolf 202–3, 204, 290

  Kühlenthal, Ellen 275

  Kühlenthal, Karl-Erich 22, 27, 37, 237

  appearance 23

  ‘Artist’ informs British that all of Kühlenthal’s spies in Britain are double-agents 158, 160

  as ‘a one-man espionage disaster area’ 87–8

  attempts to have agents send tennis racket to 99

  award of Iron Cross to Garbo and 215, 252

  becomes head of Madrid Abwehr station 139

  becomes increasingly happy with Garbo 97, 98

  becomes increasingly reliant on Garbo material 93–4

  Buénaga and 242–4

  Canaris and 24, 97, 199

  connection with Spain 23, 24

  created an Aryan 25, 27

  creates code name ‘Alaric’ 26

  D-Day misinformation and 137–8, 140, 169, 170, 171, 172, 178, 182, 183

  death 276

  eccentricities of Garbo and 93–4

  encouraged to regard Garbo as quixotic, temperamental genius 93

  fake arrest of Garbo and 213, 214, 215

  first meets Señor López 26

  gap in Garbo transmissions on arriving in England and 85

  Garbo sends letter to on 2nd anniversary of spying for 123

  Garbo suggests post-war scenerios to 247

  immediately retransmits to Berlin any information from Garbo on military matters 140

  Juan Pujol meets after war 251–2

  Knappe and 59, 62

  last wartime meeting between Juan Pujol and 62, 63

  Normandy landings Allied deception plan and 193–4, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 203, 207, 208, 233 see also D-Day

  on location of sub-agents 89, 90

  Operation Cockade and 124, 125, 126

  orders Juan Pujol to build up network of sub-agents 62, 65

  persecution of Jews/Jewish blood and 23–4, 25, 139–40, 199, 252

  post-war life 248, 275–6

  pseudonyms 26, 87–8

  RAF aircraft recognition handbook, authorizes Garbo to purchase 95, 96, 97

  receives monthly accounts from Garbo 82

  SD and 25

  sends Garbo photographs of new Enigma cypher tables 115

  shooting down of KLM Flight 777 and 116

  V weapons and 157, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213

  was he really duped? 251–2

  wireless transmitter, allows Garbo to send messages via a 93, 114

  La Roche-Guyon, France 164, 185

  Lagunillas Hotel, Venezuela 267

  Lancaster bombers 225

  Leclerc, General Philippe 147, 234, 235, 237, 276

  León, Enriqueta Rodríguez 33

  Libération 237

  Liddell, Guy 36, 99, 118, 159, 160, 244, 245, 259

  Lisbon, Portugal 12, 18, 21, 26, 28–32, 35, 36, 37, 59, 60–1, 62, 63–8, 75, 78, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 92, 93, 96, 97, 115, 116, 137, 140, 157, 158, 159, 193, 243, 244, 248, 250, 253, 263

  London 12, 14, 16–21, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38–9, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 71, 75–86, 87–8, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99–105, 114–20, 123, 125–7, 131–5, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 146, 157, 158, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167–72, 177, 178–83, 191–7, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206–16, 220, 231, 233, 237, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 253, 257, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 269, 271, 273, 276, 280, 282, 285, 289

  London Controlling Section (LCS) 123, 142, 191, 206, 207, 242, 289

  Luances (poet) 60

  Luftwaffe 115, 122, 126, 163, 164, 175

  Lüttich, Operation, 1944 231, 232

  Macintyre, Ben 87

  Maclean, Melinda 271

  Maclean, Donald 259, 265, 271

  Madrid, Spain 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22–7, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 55–6, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66–7, 74, 76, 78, 82, 87, 88, 91, 93–4, 95, 96, 97, 114, 124, 127, 139, 140, 146, 147, 158, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 178, 180, 181, 196, 198, 199, 200, 203, 207, 210, 211, 213, 233, 242, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250–1, 252, 253, 263, 266, 277
, 289

  ‘Magic’ (American tapping of Japanese communications) 192

  Majestic Hotel, Madrid 28, 55–6, 61, 250, 263

  Malmedy massacre trial, 1946 274

  Malta 37, 78

  Mark IV tank 150, 151, 225, 232

  Mark VIB light tank 144

  Marriot, John 78

  Marshall, General George C. 192, 204, 207

  Masterman, John 17–18, 78, 79, 84, 91, 104, 121, 122, 124, 137, 142, 159, 160, 244, 253, 257, 268, 289

  Matapan, Battle of, 1941 9

  McCann, W.B 89, 291

  McCarthy, Joseph 275

  Melero, Señora 55

  Menzies, Sir Stewart 79, 207

  Merchant Navy 102, 103

  MG42 ‘Spandau’ machine gun 151

  MI5 33, 34, 266, 270

  Araceli Pujol and 116–20, 210, 246

  ‘Artist’ disappearance and 158–61, 178

  BIA section 16, 17–18, 20, 34, 35, 78, 159

  Bletchley Park and see Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), Bletchley Park

  brings Juan Pujol to England 33–5

  building, 58 St James’s Street 82

  Cambridge spy ring and 259, 270–4 see also under individual spy name

  Camp020 interrogation centre, Ham Common 16, 85, 118, 119

  Churchill’s speech to House of Commons on D-Day and 179

  code name given to Garbo 38–9, 80

  courier network for Garbo letters and 86

  declassification of papers relating to Garbo 268

  double-cross system and see double-cross

  encourage Garbo’s wireless communication 124, 140

  first hear of Arabal/Arabel network 14–21, 34–5

  Garbo as ‘real star’ of double-cross network 137

  Harris writes report on Garbo case for 271

  interview Juan Pujol on arrival in London 75–9

  Juan Pujol never a member of 84–5

  Kühlenthal as mouthpiece of within German intelligence 98

  LCS and see London Controlling Section

  MBE award to Juan Pujol and 244

  Normandy landings and 101

  number of double-agents 136–7

  Pas-de-Calais Allied landings deception and see Garbo

  payments to Juan Pujol 84, 253, 262

  plan for Juan Pujol to infiltrate a group of Czech expatriates in Venezuela and 265–6

  post-war surveillance of German spy network 247, 251

  story of Juan Pujol’s first contact with Germans and 57–62

  Twenty Committee 18, 20, 78, 79, 84, 114, 142, 159, 257, 258, 289

  see also under individual agent and member name

  MI6 11, 18, 21, 35, 36, 37, 38, 75, 76, 79, 86, 121, 200, 207, 250, 259, 265, Section V 12, 13, 14, 32, 35, 36, 54, 65, 77–8, 243, 259

  MI9 35

  Military Cross 276

  Mills, Cyril 34, 38, 39, 75, 76, 77, 139, 157, 280, 281, 292

  Milne, A. A. 189

  Milne, Tim 13–14

  Ministry of Information, UK 84, 89, 90, 92, 138–9, 167, 180, 214

  Molfenter, Arne 251–2

  Montagu, Commander Ewen 15, 100, 137, 167

  Montgomery, General 143, 220

  Moorhouse, Roger 287

  Moscow, Soviet Union 10, 54, 71, 73, 122, 163, 258, 270, 271

  Muggeridge, Malcolm 270

  Mulberry Harbours 134–5, 286

  Mussolini, Benito 22, 126, 145

  NAAFI 125

  National Archive, Kew 99

  Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939 287

  Normandy, France 1–4, 7, 101, 122, 128, 131–4, 137–42, 148–50, 161, 165, 167, 168, 170, 173–83, 185, 186, 187, 191, 192, 193, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 212, 219, 221, 223, 226, 229–32, 233, 241, 257, 260, 280 see also Overlord, Operation

  North Africa 91–2, 97, 133, 144, 163, 164

  Northern Ireland 90, 276

  Norway 57, 74, 124, 133, 138, 148, 169, 192

  Nuremberg Laws, 1935 23–4

  Official Secrets Act, UK 167–8

  Omaha beach, Normandy 173, 174, 184, 185, 219, 282–3

  Operation Torch, 1942 91–3

  Ops(B) (Allied military deception planning department) 142, 284, 289

  Oran, Algeria 146, 147

  Orne, River, Normandy 166, 173

  Ōshima, Baron Hiroshi 191–2, 203

  Overlord, Operation, 1944 131–5, 137–42, 161, 169, 171–2, 173–7, 185, 186, 285, 286

  Allied air superiority 151, 223, 226

  Atlantic Wall 148–9, 164

  attempt to convince Germans that assault on Normandy is a feint to draw their best forces away from real attack on Calais area (Garbo deception) 133–4, 135, 141, 161, 176, 177, 192, 200–5, 206–8, 241

  casualties 173–4

  D-Day see D-Day

  deception as vital for success of 131

  geography and technicalities of attack 132–3

  German armed strength and 132–3, 148, 149, 150–1

  German command structure and 149–50, 164–6, 175

  German confidence of success 148–9

  German discovery of operational orders of US units and 184–6

  German disputes over strategy 175, 176, 177, 184–7, 193, 197

  German reaction to Garbo message on absence of FUSAG from Normandy landings 200–5, 206–8

  Hitler and see Hitler, Adolf

  Mulberry harbours and 134–5

  Operation Bodyguard and see Bodyguard, Operation

  Operation Epsom and 220–2, 223–4

  Operation Fortitude and see Fortitude, Operation

  Operation Goodwood and 224–8, 229, 231

  Operation Lüttich and 231, 232

  Operation Spring and 230–1

  Panzer divisions and 133–4, 135, 149, 151–3, 161, 175, 176, 185–7, 193, 197, 201–2, 219–20, 221, 222–3, 224–8, 229–32

  Paris, fall of 234–7

  riskiness of 131–2

  Rommel and Von Rundstedt order Panzer divisions to Normandy 185–7, 193, 197

  Rommel’s absence during D–Day 164–5, 174, 184

  scale of 131

  suitability of Normandy over Calais area as area of attack 134–5

  tank warfare and 133–4, 149, 150, 151, 220–28, 229–32, 233–7

  without involvement of Garbo scenario 284–8

  Owens, Arthur 16

  Panther tank 133, 150, 151, 186, 193, 202, 221, 225, 226, 229, 230, 232, 274

  Panzerfaust (German anti-tank weapon) 151

  Paris, France 149, 175, 200, 206, 207, 217, 234–7, 241, 276, 277

  Pas-de-Calais, France 125, 134, 135, 141, 149, 160, 161, 165, 174, 175, 179, 185, 191, 196, 201, 203, 204, 207, 211, 212, 223, 241, 285–6

  Patton, General 141, 168, 177, 194, 204, 205, 212, 231, 233, 241

  Paulus, General Friedrich 110

  Pearl Harbor, 1941 10, 31, 67

  Peiper, Jochen 71, 72–4, 109–13, 151–3, 186–7, 193, 202, 203, 204, 205, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225–6, 227, 228, 229, 230–1, 232, 274–5

  Pemsel, Generalleutnant Max 185

  Pétain, Marshal 146

  Petrie, Sir David 244

  Pharus map of London 211, 212

  Philby, Kim 12, 13, 14, 15, 35–6, 54, 65, 71, 76–7, 88, 243, 258, 259, 266, 270, 272, 273

  Philip, Prince 280, 281

  PIAT 151

  Poland 136, 137, 152, 166, 202, 234

  Political Warfare Executive 180

  Poolton, Private Jack 1–2, 122, 277–8

  Popov, Dusan ‘Dusko’ 136–7, 158, 159, 160

  Porsche 275

  Portugal 12, 18, 21, 26, 28–32, 35, 36, 37, 56, 59, 60–1, 62, 63–8, 75, 78, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 92, 93, 96, 97, 115, 116, 137, 140, 157, 158, 159, 193, 243, 244, 248, 250, 252, 253, 263, 265, 277

  Potthast, Hedwig 73

  Pratt, Mike 227

  Preuss, Georg 111

  Princesses of Borbón 56

  Profumo Affair, 1963 258

  Puig, Teresa Llombart 4
4–5

  Pujol Cilia, María Elena (daughter), 268

  Pujol García, Elena (sister) 48

  Pujol García, Joaquin (brother) 47–8

  Pujol García, Juan:

  ‘Alaric’ ‘first letter from London’ (written in Lisbon) to German controllers 63–4

  ‘Alaric’, Germans payments to 60, 61, 62, 65, 76

  ‘Alaric’ shipping convoy messages 14–15, 19, 26, 35, 37–8, 78

  approaches British in Lisbon 29, 35, 63, 64–5

  approaches British in Madrid 57–8, 66, 67

  approaches Germans in Madrid 26, 58–60

  art dealings, post-war 262–5, 281–2

  background/family and birth 43–7

  becomes Nazi spy 62

  ‘Bovril’ name given by MI6 35, 37, 38, 76

  Bristow reveals name of 259

  British security services bring to London 37–9

  couriers invented by 26, 64, 65, 85, 93, 116, 243, 291

  daily life in Britain during Garbo deception 83–4

  death 282

  death faked 266

  death of daughter 268

  diary 82

  diplomatic passport 60–1

  discovery by British 11, 13–15, 19–21, 28–32, 34–9

  divorce 267

  dreamer, cheat, liar 8, 29, 58

  English classes, takes 84

  Europe, visits 1979 268–9

  family see under individual family member name

  fiancée Margarita 47, 48, 49

  first meetings with Germans 26–7, 58–60

  fortieth anniversary of Normandy landings, attends 260, 280–3

  Garbo work see GARBO

  gift shop in Venezuela, opens 267, 268, 269

  as greatest double agent in history 8

  heart bypass 268

  hotel business in Venezuela 267–8

  interviewed by MI5 on arrival in England 75–9

  Knappe, post-war visit to 251 see also Knappe-Ratey, Friedrich

  Kühlenthal, post-war visit to 251–2 see also Kühlenthal, Karl-Erich

  Majestic Hotel, Madrid, manager of 28, 55–6, 250

  MBE, awarded 244, 245, 281

  MI5 payoff 253

  motives for spy work 57–8

  Nigel West search for 258–61, 269, 280–3

  Official Secrets Act, signs 167–8

  opens newsagent in Venezuela 266–7

  passport 57, 59

  plan to infiltrate a group of Czech expatriates in Venezuela and 265–6

  post-war life, 1945–84 257–69, 280–3

  Prince Philip, meets 280

  return to Spain, post-war 249, 250–1, 267

  reunion with surviving members of deception group, 1984 280–1

  second wife and 266–7, 268

  as Soviet agent 54

  Spanish Civil War and 47–54, 55, 58, 138, 146, 147, 233, 263, 264, 267, 271, 277

  starts inventing intelligence 65–6

 

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