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Diedrich JACOBS: German, British. Captured German documents at the end of the war...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/1933

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This record is about the Diedrich JACOBS: German, British. Captured German documents at the end of the war... dating from 1946 Jan 01 - 1954 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/1933
Date
1946 Jan 01 - 1954 Dec 31
Description

Diedrich JACOBS: German, British. Captured German documents at the end of the war revealed that JACOBS, a naturalized Briton of German origin had been a German spy in Britain during the 1930's and the early 1940's. He had been a German naval officer in the 1914-1918 War and was recruited as part of the Etappen intelligence network. He died before he could be interrogated after the war

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 67263
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2005
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Nationality
Navy
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11249199/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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