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| + | |birth_date=10 June 1901 | ||
| + | |death_date=27 October 1969 | ||
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| + | [[Eric Maschwitz]] was an officer of the [[Special Operations Executive]] during [[World War Two]]. Operating under the designation G.106, he ran [[Station M]], which produced bogus documents which [[British Security Coordination]] used to attack its opponents and to further the interventionist cause in the Americas.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.</ref> | ||
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*[[British Security Coordination]] | *[[British Security Coordination]] | ||
*[[SO.1 (SOE)|SO.1]] of [[Special Operations Executive]] | *[[SO.1 (SOE)|SO.1]] of [[Special Operations Executive]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 26 May 2024
 Eric Maschwitz    (spook, entertainer) | |
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| Born | 10 June 1901 |
| Died | 27 October 1969 (Age 68) |
Eric Maschwitz was an officer of the Special Operations Executive during World War Two. Operating under the designation G.106, he ran Station M, which produced bogus documents which British Security Coordination used to attack its opponents and to further the interventionist cause in the Americas.[1]
Affiliations
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References
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.
