The Spy That Saved D-Day

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bayonetbrant

December 27, 2016, 06:50:10 PM
http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=58468

QuoteJuan Pujol Garcia had been working at a hotel when he decided to become a spy. Although he was born to a wealthy Barcelona family in 1912, Pujol had squandered his privileges. To the disappointment of his family, he dropped out of boarding school at 15, eventually enrolling instead at an academy for poultry farmers. At 21, he served six months of mandatory military service, but army life wasn't for him: The pacifist ditched the cavalry and bought a movie theater. When that venture failed, he bought a smaller theater, which flopped too. Success chronically eluded him. By 24, Pujol had resigned himself to working on a sinking chicken farm and marrying a girl he wasn't sure he loved. His life was normal, if not boring.
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December 28, 2016, 08:18:21 AM
 O0 great article!  Thanks...
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December 30, 2016, 11:54:05 PM Last Edit: December 30, 2016, 11:55:50 PM by WallysWorld
I remember seeing an episode of "Spies" on A&E in the early 1990's which showed the story of this amazing man. Great story!
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December 31, 2016, 10:12:42 AM
https://www.strategypage.com/bookreviews/1133.asp

A much deeper, more complete book on Garbo.
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January 07, 2017, 04:06:48 AM
A marvelous tale...of an extraordinary (yet ordinary?) man.  Thanks for the share, Brant! 
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