Month: May 2014

Facing Death (Part 2) – Courage vs. Cowardice – Karel Richter & Josef Jakobs

When Josef Jakobs was executed on 15 August, 1941, his fellow spy, Karel Richter was told that Jakobs had died “a brave man”. As his impending appointment with the hangman’s noose approached, Richter wrote a letter to his interrogator’s stating that: “You will see, and you can rely upon it that I shall not be

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Facing Death (Part 1) – Courage vs. Cowardice – Germans Spies of World War I

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying

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Article Review – Jerusalem Post – Hitler’s Jewish Agents – 9 April 1999

There are many snippets of articles about Josef Jakobs on the internet. Most limit themselves to the now familiar question: “Who was the last person executed in the Tower of London?”. Some, however, delve into his past with a bit more detail and are worthy of a closer look. On 9 April, 1999, the Jerusalem

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