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  2. His reports were intercepted by the British Ultra communications interceptions programme, and seemed so credible that the British counter-intelligence service MI5 launched a full-scale spy hunt. [ 26 ]

  3. Files released today at The National Archives reveal the inside story of Juan Pujol Garcia, codenamed Garbo, the most remarkable of Britain’s Second World War Double Cross agents. The...

  4. The Security Service made a significant contribution to the success of D-Day through its double agent Juan Pujol, codenamed GARBO, who has been described as the greatest double agent of...

  5. Jun 16, 2024 · Juan Pujol Garcia, alias Agent Garbo, was a prominent figure within World War II. When the British wouldn’t take the Spanish-born chicken farmer’s help, he went to the German Embassy and was recruited as a spy. Independently, he built up a fake spy network and sent false intel, until Britain finally recruited him as a double agent.

  6. Jun 1, 2018 · British intelligence called Juan Pujiol Garcia 'Agent Garbo' because he was so good at assuming new identities.

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  7. Nov 3, 2023 · Garcia was a double agent acting for Britain, and performed in his role so convincingly that they named him Garbo after the mysterious and enigmatic actress Greta Garbo. Garcia was relocated to Great Britain during the war by the Nazis who believed that he was a secret agent loyal to them.

  8. Nov 19, 2020 · How Spanish spy Juan Pujol Garcia, a.k.a. "agent GARBO," outsmarted the Nazis as a double agent and helped secure an Allied victory on D-Day. Juan Pujol García was so convincing that the Germans paid him a total of $1 million to support his network of 27 fictitious agents.