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Robert BARTH, alias BRAUER: German. A communist sympathiser and a wireless operator...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2238

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This record is about the Robert BARTH, alias BRAUER: German. A communist sympathiser and a wireless operator... dating from 1945 Jan 01 - 1949 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 2/2238
Date
1945 Jan 01 - 1949 Dec 31
Description

Robert BARTH, alias BRAUER: German. A communist sympathiser and a wireless operator in the Wehrmacht, BARTH allowed himself to be captured by the Russians on the Eastern Front in March 1942. Trained by them as a wireless agent, he was parachuted into Germany in August 1942 to join the Schulze-Boysen group but was captured by the Gestapo and his transmitter used in a playback operation

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 601455
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2006
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11270986/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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Robert BARTH, alias BRAUER: German. A communist sympathiser and a wireless operator...

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