1. Getting Medals From by Both Sides
Juan Pujol Garcia, he was decorated by both sides. He received an Iron Cross from Germany, plus a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) from Britain. After the war, fearing reprisals from the Nazis, he faked his death in Angola in 1949, then moved to Venezuela, where he ran a gift shop and book store.
Pujol led a quiet life until 1984, when he agreed to be interviewed for a book about agent GARBO. Its publication finally brought his exploits to the light of day. He was received at Buckingham Palace, and was lionized in Britain. On the 40th anniversary of D-Day, Pujol traveled to Normandy, where he paid his respects to the dead. He then returned to Venezuela and died in Caracas four years later.
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Where Did We Find This Stuff? Some Sources and Further Reading
Cave Brown, Anthony – Bodyguard of Lies (1975)
Defense Media Network – Dusko Popov, Real Life James Bond, Ran Afoul of the FBI
Encyclopedia Britannica – Arminius, German Leader
Fuller, John – The Generalship of Alexander the Great
Green, Peter – Alexander of Macedon: A Historical Biography
Hesketh, Roger-Fleetwood – Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign (2000)
Holt, Thaddeus – The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War (2004)
Howard, Michael – Strategic Deception in the Second World War (1996)
Latimer, Jonathan David – Deception in War (2001)
Macintyre, Ben – Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies (2013)
Macintyre, Ben – Operation Mincemeat (2010)
History Collection – These Well-Known People Were also Spies or Intelligence Agents
NPR – Dead Man Floating: World War II’s Oddest Operation
Plutarch – Parallel Lives: The Life of Alexander the Great
Toll, Ian W. – Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the US Navy (2006)