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Guenter STRACKE, aliases STARKE, STRACKER, STACKE: German. Employed by the Abwehr...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2294

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This record is about the Guenter STRACKE, aliases STARKE, STRACKER, STACKE: German. Employed by the Abwehr... dating from 1942 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 2/2294
Date
1942 Jan 01 - 1949 Dec 31
Description

Guenter STRACKE, aliases STARKE, STRACKER, STACKE: German. Employed by the Abwehr as a crew-member in Operation MERCATOR, the delivery of agents to South America and Southern Africa by a small sailing vessel known variously as 'Passim', 'Santa Maria', 'Santa Barbara', 'Alouette' and 'Ginette', STRACKE was captured in 1945 attempting to run a cargo of butter into Dunkirk. Other members of the crew included in the file are Robert DORENDAHL, Heinrich GADEN and Wilhelm DIDZOLEIT

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 601088
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/C11287860/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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