Month: June 2020

The Mysterious “Dr.” Arthur Albert Tester – Part 2

We are following the story of Arthur Albert Tester, a larger-than life character who gained notoriety across Europe throughout the 1920s, 30s and 40s.In the first blog of this series, I outlined Tester’s beginnings and how he managed to get into legal trouble in Germany, France and Belgium during the 1920s. Tester then made the […]

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The Mysterious “Dr.” Arthur Albert Tester – Part 1

As noted in earlier blogs, I came across Tester’s name while researching the individuals associated with the black market passport business in Berlin in the late 1930s. Tester’s name came up as an associate of Josef Emil Roos and piqued my interest. A British banker who had infiltrated the British Secret Service? That sounded fascinating.

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Nazi Germany’s Arrest List for the 1940 Invasion of England

Whilst searching for information on Arthur Albert Tester and his shady associates, I signed up for a trial subscription to FindMyPast.co.uk. They appeared to have some info on Tester and I wanted to have a look at it. Imagine my surprise when up popped a record from the Gestapo’s arrest list for their planned invasion

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