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1966:"Gerhardt HUNTERMANN: German. As an Abwehr officer in the Netherlands and deputy to GISKES, HUNTERMANN was closely involved with 'Nordpol', the operation in which a number of SOE agents were turned into German double agents. He was interrogated at Camp 020 in 1945", 1945 May 07-1945 Aug 31, Reference KV 2/967, National Archives.
446:, to await execution for helping English people escape from the Netherlands. Followed on 24 February by the arrest of his wife, who was then three months pregnant with her second child, a French cabaret singer who worked for the French Resistance named Gilberte Letuppe (she had previously worked as an ambulance driver for the
493:, a stop before deportation. Her file, numbered 6 862, described her as having been born on 15 September 1922 and being nine months pregnant ("9 Monat schwanger"). But, instead, being among the prisoners aboard the last convoy (I.264, 15 August 1944) of deportees from Paris (quai des bestiaux, gare de
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Eindhoven and not
Beringen as it is officially recorded. Langley states it was Lindemans' call and other sources say the order came from First Canadian Army's HQ, Lindemans' assignment under Canadian arrangement was to gather the resistance to link-up for the imminent Operation Market-Garden mission.
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in Gold. Verloop, who at that time was in Allied hands, claimed that
Lindemans had betrayed Operation Market Garden to intelligence officer Kiesewetter on Friday, 15 September at the Abwehr station in Driebergen. "King Kong" showed no resistance to his arrest by British security officer Alfred Vernon
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signed by Major Ernest
Kiesewetter, head of FAT 365 in Driebergen (Giskes' subordinate and successor) was discovered in his pocket, Lindemans answered that he had picked up the newspaper on the road and the document bearing Kiesewetter's signature was a forgery. Unconvinced by Lindemans' explanation,
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I have had my chance to escape, but I was waiting for you, because we worked in the same job. I liked the
British better than the Dutch therefore I will work. My wife Gilou likes to work with me and nobody else. I suppose that you are afraid that I am working with the wrong organisation, but that is
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From here on, Christiaan
Lindemans (Abwehr codenamed CC) was instructed to renew contact with resistance agents and transmit back to Major Hermann Giskes information about the resistance movement in the occupied Netherlands, France and Belgium. In return, he received large sums of money. During his
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and who could speak perfect
English without a trace of a German accent.) in a villa outside Brussels and agreed to become a double agent on condition that his wife and brother were released. Giskes claimed that he performed his part of the bargain, Henk Lindemans was released in due course and went
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safety, he agreed to share information on a
Russian organisation that had ties with senior members of France, Germany and the Netherlands Armed forces and civilian administrations. This organisation is said to be all over the Netherlands and actively trying to absorb all Dutchmen who served in the
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Lindemans was released on
Tuesday, 19 September, one day after the Allies entered Eindhoven by Baker who was absolutely furious that one of his best agents had been detained. Kooy produced the items that he had discovered on Lindemans, only for Baker to say that the newspaper meant nothing and the
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He was the fourth son of Joseph
Hendrik Lindemans and Christina Antonia van Uden. Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Lindemans worked alongside his elder brother Jan as a mechanic at his father's garage in Rotterdam. In the summer of 1936, he was injured in a motorcycle accident where he
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In the summer of 1946, a Dutch newspaper published an article on a prison break which occurred at
Scheveningen Prison. Three men who were being held at the camp for political delinquency escaped, with one of the escapees being Lindemans (a previous escape attempt by Lindemans from the same place
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Renniers codenamed Reaumur, was a Belgian Army engineering officer that became one the leaders of the Belgian secret Army in Antwerp. He provided Lindemans with a written statement for bravery exhibited during the liberation of Antwerp. Renniers played a major role in ensuring that the Port of
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In April 1946, Lindemans' wife visited the Soviet Embassy in Rotterdam, at least on three occasions. The British intelligence service took the matter seriously and intervened with the help of one of their agents inside Scheveningen Prison to get through to Lindemans, in exchange for his wife's
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seizures and consequently, made a full and detailed confession and contrary to initial findings, compelled by Camp 020 officers that they were unable to report what information Lindemans had transmitted to the enemy, Colonel Stevens recommended that Lindemans should receive the death sentence.
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The true nature of Lindemans' mission could have been an assassination attempt against Prince Bernhard, but according to Bernhard's biographer these were not his orders. Lindemans was to spy on Prince Bernhard's HQ and find out who was the primary source of intelligence (contacts in the Dutch
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The same mysterious organisation might have been involved in Verloop breaking out of Scheveningen Prison (1946). According to his British personal file, classified 'Red', Verloop was regarded by the British intelligence service as one of the most dangerous German spies to have worked in the
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In January 1944, posing as patriots, Verloop and fellow Abwehr agent, Antonie Damen, raised suspicion in the mind of one member of the Belgian resistance movement, Mrs Lambot of 15, rue d'Alliance, Brussels. Lambot lodged that Verloop and Damen, were suspected to be working for the Russian
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Martin Voortman positively identified a skeleton exhumed as that of Christiaan Lindemans, according to Voortman, the skeleton had an irregularly healed break in its left ankle, consistent with Lindemans' medical records. The body was recovered at dawn the same day from Rotterdam
475:(Lindemans was there at the time of his wife's arrest) were confiscated. Lindemans' wife, a member of Swane's organisation, operated under the aliases of "Anna Van Vredenburgh" and "Yvonne". Among others that were arrested was Victor "Vic" Swane, the head of an escape network.
607:, the mission was to find out what plans Canadian Intelligence had made for the Netherlands and as soon as possible cross the lines with that information, in that case he was to use a secret code to get past German sentries. Lindemans, involved in the liberation of the city of
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In the following days, Buisine learnt, to his own disbelief, that Freddi Desmet, SOE Captain of the Belgian army with an impeccable track record and Christiaan Lindemans, one of the leaders of the Communist group CS VI of Amsterdam who was being held prisoner by the British
482:, south of Paris, where she was jailed, manacled by hand and feet, and was given no food or water for four days. She was questioned violently a couple of times (twenty-four), beaten in the face on every occasion. Due to her refusal to speak, she spent the next six months in
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by Giskes' right-hand man, Abwehr agent Richard Christmann (1905–1989) who had been detached from FAK 307 to FAT 365 in the upcoming meeting with Lindemans. The latter was driven back to the region of Eindhoven on 16 September by agent Christmann (codenamed Arnaud).
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until the Allies reached them unless they considered it to be a strategic imperative. In that case, they were to hand their intelligence to Lindemans on his way back through the lines and to prevent the Germans from committing acts of sabotage against Philips' factories.
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Pinto's distrust of Lindemans began with their first encounter which occurred in early September 1944 at an Allied detention camp near Antwerp where Pinto was the security officer. Lindemans had two female detainees removed from the camp before they had been cleared for
1605:) decrypt of an Abwehr signal dated from end of August (22 August) reveals that it contained Lindemans' report to Giskes on a meeting (21 August) between British officers and Dutch resistance representatives. Information about possible landings of airborne troops in the
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In the autumn of 1943, Lindemans helped de Graaf escape from the Netherlands en route to London (Jan. 1944). The de Graff-Lindemans connection came under scrutiny during Lindemans' incarceration at Camp 020. Lindemans was one of the highest-ranking members of CS
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in 1935, he deserted to join the Abwehr as an active intelligence operative, he was involved in the mock arrest of British traitor Harold Cole (December 1941). He was the one who put Lindemans in touch with Giskes, Verloop crossed into the liberated section of
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Lindemans' second report (dated 15 September) made into two summaries (general information and prospective aerial landings), enabled the Germans to counter-attack and send further reinforcements made up of auxiliary units from the Arnhem and Nijmegen areas.
1915:"Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945 - 1 October 1946 Documents and other material in evidence, Numbers 257-F to 180-L", vol. XXXVII, published at Nuremberg, Germany, 1949, pp. 298-299
1461:, first class, Christmann was instrumental in the success of Operation North Pole, by October 1944, he was in charge of protecting the V-2 Bases. He established contact in May 1945 with the British intelligence service and provided intelligence to the
307:(described by some as a slight limp and a deformed hand). Tall and heavily built (6 ft 3 and 260 lbs), he was nicknamed "King Kong" (a name given to him by his rowing trainer). He spoke French and German well and some English.
2056:"The Changing Commonwealth Proceedings of the fourth unofficial Commonwealth Relations Conference held at Bigwin Inn, Ontario, Canada, September 8–18, 1949", by Frederic Hubert Soward, published by Oxford University Press, 1950, pg. 239
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15 miles east of Arnhem.) under the cover of darkness to positions overlooking likely Airborne targets, mainly bridgeheads, near Arnhem and for the troops. They were camping in the nearby forests waiting for Allied airdrop to begin.
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Verloop was questioned by Dutch counterintelligence officer Oreste Pinto, to prove that he could be trusted. Verloop named members of Pinto's staff including British officer Captain Baker. The intelligence had been passed to him by
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Abwehr III West section Northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands was renamed FAK 307 and headed by Giskes (March 1944), FAK (Front-Aufklärungs-Kommando or Front Intelligence Units) 307 was under the authority of Colonel Oscar
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and Special Forces Detachments (SFD) attached to the First Canadian Army. In 1945, De Rome was appointed special military adviser to the Netherlands Army and to his H.R.H. Prince Bernhard, in July 1948, he was promoted to
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in search of a Dutchman who would be able to go through the lines and contact Allied airmen hiding in the southern part of the Netherlands (Allied pilots were to stay put as the Allied armies were preparing to move toward
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The last-mentioned was brought forward in Lindeman's report. In early September, Field Marshall Model who had the task of defending a line running from the North Sea to the Swiss border (500 miles), had ordered the
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Netherlands. He was last seen in 1949, reappearing decades later, although Lindemans was believed to have known where Verloop was hiding. Verloop's name was on the official list of German agents kept by Admiral
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In a choked voice, it is here Lindemans says, I chose to say farewell to Desmet who now ceases to exist and the same for the SOE Lieutenant, agent 28/24 of sector 6, in a short time, Buisine, you will known my
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to Arnhem for refitting and upgrading under the direction of Bittrich who would set up his command post in the area in preparation for the upcoming Allied invasion of Germany in reaction to the V-2 campaign.
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of resistance police officer Inspector Kooy, whose address had been given to Lindemans via Baker by Dutch intelligence liaison officers. Kooy started to suspect Lindemans, had him searched, and a copy of the
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through a hail of shells. de Ness was seriously wounded and was taken to a German field hospital, where he died shortly after. For Lindemans, he had a rendezvous with German headquarters in the Netherlands.
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that could burn and destroy everything within a radius of 500 yards, that large amounts of gold were stored in an unknown location in Brussels. He also disclosed that Giskes was a personal friend of
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and German employment permits, all stolen the previous day. In addition to the items discovered, three revolvers and a box of ammunition, to be handed over to a French resistance movement in
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23 September, date of the first meeting between Lindemans and Prince Bernhard at Chateau Wittouck. Half of Chateau Wittouck was occupied by Prince Bernhard's staff and the other half by the
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agent with security clearance at the Dutch Military Intelligence Division of the SOE (MID/SOE). He was known by the soubriquets "King Kong" (for his height and build) or in some circles as "
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Lindemans' files and confession went missing prior to his death. The confession (24 pages) appears to have been compiled from four reports written down at different times (6 December 1944).
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pass was a fake. On 23 September, Lindemans was debriefed and cleared of any suspicion by Captain de Graff (A coded telegram was sent to the BI HQ in London noting that Lindemans was all
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Letuppe was taken prisoner and interrogated for 11 hours that day. She was beaten with such force in the face that she fell from her chair, but she refused to speak. She was then taken to
879:. More specifically, Lindemans' information stated that an Allied attack would be north of Eindhoven and would consist of Airborne troops eventually being backstopped by Allied armour.
2398:"German Intelligence Agents and Suspected Agents, Christian LINDEMANS, alias Christian BRANT, German codename KING KONG", 1944 Nov 10-1944 Nov 19, Reference KV 2/233, National Archives
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German Intelligence Agents and Suspected Agents, Christian LINDEMANS, alias Christian BRANT, German codename KING KONG", 1944 Nov 10-1944 Nov 19, Reference KV 2/233, National Archives
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as taking place four days before Operation Market-Garden started, setting the occurrence a day earlier, on 13 September before midnight and the crossing point being described as
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I received your letter but cannot understand it. You must know that after many tortures by the Germans, she (Lindemans' wife) is very afraid to speak to British or Dutch agents.
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did visit Lindemans at least once. The very muscular and keen boxer nicknamed "King Kong" was now a shadow of his former self, the two men looked at each other, Lindemans asked,
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British Intelligence in the Second World War, Security and Counter-Intelligence, by F.H. Hinsley and C.A.G. Simkins, published by Stationery Office Books 1990, volume 4, p.377.
1081:– Lindemans' reply, Scheveningen Prison, to security officer, Lieutenant Van Dijk acting under the orders of D.G. Baber, RAF security officer, Ypenburg, the Netherlands,
1839:"Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, Volume II: Since 1914", by Dennis Merrill and Thomas G.Paterson, published by Cengage learning Inc, 7th edition, 2009, pg. 175
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From 1934 to 1944 at least, the Philips laboratories had an extensive atomic research program, Lindemans was acquainted with Philips' representatives in Brussels and Paris.
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area were disclosed, it is unclear in what capacity Lindemans intended this secret conference and if he used his real name or the Christiaan Brand alias. In Giskes' book,
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On duty with the SOE and in company of two British officers, Lindemans paid a visit to French resistance fighter, Charles Buisine on 17 October. Buisine, a veteran of the
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and, like some of her fellow inmates who were considered unfit for transportation, she was evacuated from the Fort of Romainville on 17 August to a local Hospice in
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not true, otherwise I would not have told you all these things. If you think you can play with me, then you will lose. I am in your hands now, so do what you like.
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Uncertain horizons:Canadians and their world in 1945, ed. by Greg Donaghy, published by the Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, pg. 54
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Lindemans was to find out the status of the Belgian resistance in the forthcoming of an Allied attack and Allied plans for infiltrating agents behind German lines.
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counterpart) order by Baker, that once in Eindhoven he was to deliver personally to four high-ranking members of a Dutch resistance organisation, all employed by
2436:"Uncertain Horizons: Canadians and their world in 1945", ed by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, pg. 58
2427:"Uncertain Horizons: Canadians and their world in 1945", ed by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, pg. 58
1857:"Uncertain Horizons: Canadians and their world in 1945", ed by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, pg. 53
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was its highest. He had begun collecting jewels and other valuables from rich women to provide fighting funds for an underground "escape route" through occupied
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notify Baker that Lindemans could be trusted. Accordingly, special priority clearance was granted and an IS 9 pass in the name of Christiaan Brand was issued.
2466:"Cornelis Johannes Antonius Verloop: Dutch, operating mainly in Belgium and Northern France", 1944 Oct 05-1944 May 06, Reference KV 2/139, National Archives.
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Uncertain Horizons:Canadians and their world in 1945, ed by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of The Second World War, 1997, p.58
2623:"Cornelis Johannes Antonius Verloop: Dutch, operating mainly in Belgium and Northern France", 1944 Oct 05-1944 May 06, Reference KV 2/139, National Archives
2614:"Cornelis Johannes Antonius Verloop: Dutch, operating mainly in Belgium and Northern France", 1944 Oct 05-1944 May 06, Reference KV 2/139, National Archives
2605:"Cornelis Johannes Antonius Verloop: Dutch, operating mainly in Belgium and Northern France", 1944 Oct 05-1944 May 06, Reference KV 2/139, National Archives
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Uncertain horizons:Canadians and their world in 1945, ed by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, p.62
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time as an informant for the German military intelligence service, he was closely shadowed by an Abwehr agent. Lindemans' early denunciations created a
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Krist, as he was called by comrades, had worked for the Allies, being personally responsible for the death of at least twenty-seven Germans during the
2418:"The Guy Liddell Diaries Vol.II,1942-1945, MI5's Director of Counter-Espionage in World War II", edited by Nigel West, published by Routledge, pg. 239
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Battle for Antwerp the liberation of the city and the opening of the Scheldt 1944, by James Louis Moulton, Published by Ian Allan, London 1978, pg. 18
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Hendrik (Henk) Lindemans who witnessed the exhumation of his brother's body, stated that he was convinced that the remains were those of his brother.
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or by his real name. The name Brand was given to him in early 1944 by a Dutch resistance group. One of Lindemans' sisters-in-law was named Brand.
1999:"Saturday at M.I.9 The Classic Account of the WW2 Allied Escape Organisation", by Airey Neave, published by Pen and Sword Military 2010, pg. 260
154:" ("The Killer") as he was reportedly ready to shoot at the slightest provocation. There is speculation that Lindemans was a member of Colonel
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of 14 British soldiers under the authority of a Major Ross (pseudonym for a British officer). Lindemans and de Ness crossed the frontline near
654:'s operative named Urbain Renniers recommended Lindemans for the job, before sending him out, Baker made a few enquiries, he then went to the
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Colonel Oscar Reile. He supposedly left Paris on 18 August. The fort of Romainville was under the control of the German military authorities.
1103:, possibly threatening British interests. The British intelligence service cross-checked Lindemans' report and found it to be very accurate.
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Lindemans was reported to be suffering from the debilitating effects of partial paralysis, his medical condition featured in Pinto's book,
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Allied aircraft reconnaissance, used on 11 and 16 September but not on the 15th due to bad weather, noted nothing critical being detected.
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YouTube Channel: RTV Rijnmond Extra's Tv-Programm Vergeten Verhalen Aflevering 7 on The Exhumation Of The Remains Of Christiaan Lindemans
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MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909–1949, by Keith Jeffery, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2010, p.544
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2367:, by F.H. Hinsley, E.E. Thomas, C.A.G. Simkins and C.F.G. Ramsom, published by Stationery Office Books 1988, volume 3, part 2, pg. 385
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Les grandes décisions de la deuxiéme Guerre mondiale 1944-1945, by Jacques de Launay, published by Edito-service 1975, volume 3, p.181
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Office of The Chief Historian (German Branch), Manuscript B-117, General Kurt Student's Post-War Interrogation Report, pp.10–11
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where she gave birth on 25 August 1944 to her second child, a daughter named Christianne. Letuppe's release may have been ordered by
1808:"La ligne de démarcation: Un acte de foi dans la Patrie", Tome XVI, by Colonel Rémy, published by Librairie académique Perrin, 1969
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2310:"La ligne de démarcation: Un acte de foi dans la Patrie, Tome XVI, by Colonel Rémy, published by Librairie académique Perrin, 1969
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in 1984. He was also interviewed by American journalist, Brendan M. Murphy, for his projected book on British spy turned traitor
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near Eindhoven where some British and American journalists were waiting to interview the Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Forces.
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during the war, had taken into custody German engineers who had worked on the German atomic project and exfiltrated them to the
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On 26 October 1944, Lindemans was denounced as a German spy by fellow Abwehr agent Cornelis Johannes Antonius Verloop nicknamed
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2077:"H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An Authorised Biography", by Alden Hatch, published by Harrap, London 1962, pg. 116
2047:"H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An Authorised Biography", by Alden Hatch, published by Harrap, London 1962, pg. 115
683:(It is conceivable that it was part of an elaborate deception operation) beginning on 12–13 September from the Belgium town of
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According to Dutch General Practitioner Dr Hans.C Moolenburgh, Lindemans' autopsy revealed unexplained high levels of Arsenic.
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Muller (maybe a pseudonym), a veteran of the Battle of France was made a Lieutenant in Baker's unit, possibly a member of the
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assignment, Lindemans had received a Dutch BI (bureau of information, The Dutch exile government's intelligence service and
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which is short for Bevollmächtigter and typed next to Geburt (birth), can be translated into English by authorized agent or
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Lindemans, operating under the alias of "De Vries" which was given to him by Baker to protect his identity, had now joined
2647:"As Chance Would Have it, A Study in Coincidences", by H.C Moolenburgh, published by The C.W Daniel Company Limited, 1998
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Alternatively for meds and cause of death, Luminal, an anti-epileptic drug, he killed himself by hitting his head with a
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article, see Notes section). Alike Colonel Reile and Major Giskes, Christmann were recruited into the Gehlen Organisation
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location of Capt Baker HQ, the British intended to drive onto Eindhoven with 300 tanks from the bridgehead near Beringen
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on Abwehr instructions to discover the whereabouts of Abwehr agent Damen who had not returned from a previous mission.
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Langley claimed that before being given green light, Pinto had warned him that Lindemans was a possible German spy.
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in the Netherlands Forces of the Interior) between Dutch resistance and a British Intelligence unit commanded by a
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Operation Market-Garden Then and Now, edited by Karel Margry, published by After The Battle 2002, Volume 1, p.173.
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were grounded due to the lack of fuel, made it impossible to fully use Lindemans' intelligence on the position of
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2068:, edited by Greg Donaghy, published by Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 1997, pg. 57
2486:"A thread of deceit: espionage myths of World War II", by Nigel West, published by Random House 1985, pg. 112
2457:"German Intelligence Officers, Herman GISKES", 1945 Jul 26-1947 Feb 26, Reference KV 2/963, National Archives
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Baker expressed admiration for Lindeman's courageous and devoted conduct that he displayed after his release.
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2017:"The Guy Liddell Diaries Vol.II,1942-1945, MI5's Director of Counter-Espionage in World War II", edited by
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Lindemans' information (report dated 22 August) was incomplete but enough to let the German High Command (
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Gilberte Letuppe's record card, fort de Romainville, circa August 1944, the German military abbreviation,
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U.S.A. Airborne 50th Anniversary 1940–1990, by Bart Hagerman, Turner Publishing Company 1990, p.123
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MI 9 The British Secret Service that Fostered Escape and Evasion 1939-1945, and its American Counterpart
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sustained a cracked skull and injuries to his left arm and leg which left him walking with a lumbering,
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was used as the German Officers' Mess. Model moved to Oosterbeek on 11 September.) to reposition the
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teams. Muller remained with Baker until they reached Eindhoven when he was ordered back to France.
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Operation Market-Garden Then and Now, volume 1 by Karel Magry published by After the Battle, 2002
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Camp 20 MI5 and the Nazi spies, introduction by Oliver Hoare, Public Record Office, 2000, pg. 327
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Studies in Intelligence, issue 1, published by the U.S Central Intelligence Agency, 1998, pg. 109
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Studied in intelligence, numero 1, published by the U.S Central Intelligence Agency, 1998, p.111
1924:"Les oubliés de Romainville", by Thomas Fontaine, published by Tallandier Editions, 2005, pg. 92
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resulting in the arrest of 267 members of the Dutch and Belgian Resistance. In the wake of the
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having been thwarted), he may have been allowed to escape to South America after a body-swap.
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2408:"Trial of King Kong Vital But File Has Disappeared". The Miami News. 16 June 1950. p. 8.
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1848:"My Testament", by Capt. Peter Baker, MC, published by John Calder, March 1955, pp. 112-113.
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2595:"Status of Dutch double agent remains mystery". Ottawa Citizen. 14 June 1986. p. 11.
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1214:(RG 330) records. The Lindemans files are still security classified as late as 2015.
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Antwerp was kept intact upon arrival of the Allies.
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2633:"Experts bid to solve riddle of Arnhem traitor".
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138:(24 October 1912 – 18 July 1946) was a Dutch
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2321:, by Guy Lofaro, published by Da Capo Press.
1830:, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
1799:, article published in Encounter, June 1981.
2657:"Exhumation confirms war traitor is dead".
1365:) who was then head of SOE's branch in the
1293:After the war, Giskes was recruited by the
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1902:The Wiener Library Bulletin, published by
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457:The arrest was made by two members of the
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1297:sponsored intelligence organization, the
778:On Saturday 16 September, he went to the
286:Learn how and when to remove this message
2762:Drug-related suicides in the Netherlands
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2737:World War II spies for the Soviet Union
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16:Dutch double agent (1912–1946)
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136:Christiaan Antonius Lindemans
2732:Dutch spies for Nazi Germany
1630:with a soft American accent.
1173:Film by Richard Attenborough
773:Office of Strategic Services
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2532:The News Media and The Law
2205:The Siefried Line Campaign
1052:Prison, rumours and escape
995:R.W.G. Stephens nicknamed
884:Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
2582:The Sydney Morning Herald
2446:London Calling North Pole
2191:Arnhem, by Major-General
1955:London Calling North Pole
1611:London Calling North Pole
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575:(with temporary rank of
2376:"My Testament", pg. 116
1191:Operation Market Garden
974:Château de La Fougeraie
399:(The Spoken Word), the
365:tendencies such as the
163:Operation Market Garden
84:Suicide (drug overdose)
2757:World War II espionage
2283:"My Testament", p. 118
2038:, London 1962, pg. 124
1906:1956, Volume 10, pg. 9
1442:First Parachute Army's
1361:officer Philip Johns (
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2344:Pinto, Oreste (1972)
1828:King's College London
1628:Very Important Person
1562:French Foreign Legion
1560:, Verloop joined the
1467:Theodore Bachenheimer
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2209:Charles B. MacDonald
2134:, London 1979, p.222
1487:Commissioned by the
1357:. De Rome alongside
1187:Richard Attenborough
1046:"Is there no mercy?"
544:Operation North Pole
484:solitary confinement
442:and held captive at
359:resistance movements
220:improve this article
184:in the outskirts of
25:Christiaan Lindemans
2112:Confession of Faith
1489:Reich Postal Office
1434:Fliegerabwehrkanone
1351:Quebec Army Command
1342:Royal 22nd Regiment
1312:First Canadian Army
1299:Gehlen Organization
1203:The Lindemans files
749:The Philips Company
624:hand-to-hand combat
491:Fort de Romainville
403:escape line run by
158:'s Z organisation.
81:Cause of death
2659:The Glasgow Herald
2635:The Glasgow Herald
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1120:the Farmer network
1083:c. April–May 1946
993:Lieutenant colonel
861:II SS Panzer Corps
840:Tactical advantage
634:where he set up a
571:and was appointed
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439:Sicherheitspolizei
405:John Henry Weidner
2144:Fight Another Day
1501:Wilhelm Ohnesorge
1363:Within Two Cloaks
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959:Capture and death
857:Hartenstein Hotel
753:Eindhoven Philips
681:The Baker mission
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