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Two weeks after Mata Hari had left Paris for a trip to Madrid, the Germans executed the double agent while the five others continued their operations. This development proved to the Second Bureau that Mata Hari had communicated the names of the six spies to the Germans.
Nov 24, 2009 · Mata Hari, the dancer and spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad outside of Paris. She was accused of acting as a double agent for the French and Germans during World War II.
In the early-morning hours of October 15, Mata Hari was awakened and taken by car from her Paris prison cell to an army barracks on the city's outskirts where she was to meet her fate. "I am ready." Henry Wales was a British reporter who covered the execution. We join his story as Mata Hari is awakened in the early morning of October 15.
Sep 11, 2024 · Mata Hari (born August 7, 1876, Leeuwarden, Netherlands—died October 15, 1917, Vincennes, near Paris, France) was a Dutch dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy. She was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I.
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Oct 13, 2017 · Executed 100 years ago, the exotic dancer broke the rules in the early 20th century. But did that cost her her life? By Pat Shipman. October 13, 2017. • 20 min read. Even at the very...
Oct 15, 2020 · A dramatization of the execution of Mata Hari from the 1964 film Mata Hari Agent H21. (Image source: YouTube.com) “Just another senseless casualty in a senseless war, one thing is certain though: no soldier ever faced death more bravely than she.” By Robert Heege
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Apr 2, 2014 · She was executed by firing squad on October 15, 1917, after French authorities learned of her alleged double agency. Early Life.
