MILITARY PERSONNEL

Juan Pujol García

1912 - 1988

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Juan Pujol García (Spanish: [ˈxwan puˈʝol ɣaɾˈθi.a]; 14 February 1912 – 10 October 1988), also known as Joan Pujol i García (Catalan: [ʒuˈan puˈʒɔl i ɣəɾˈsi.ə]), was a Spanish spy who acted as a double agent loyal to Great Britain against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain to carry out fictitious spying activities for the Germans. He was given the codename Garbo by the British; their German counterparts codenamed him Alaric and referred to his non-existent spy network as "Arabal". After developing a loathing of political extremism of all sorts during the Spanish Civil War, Pujol decided to become a spy for Britain as a way to do something "for the good of humanity." Pujol and his wife contacted the British Embassy in Madrid which rejected his offer. Undeterred, he created a false identity as a fanatically pro-Nazi Spanish government official and successfully became a German agent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Pujol García is the 249th most popular military personnel (up from 287th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Spain (up from 220th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Juan Pujol García is most famous for his work as a double agent during World War II.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Juan Pujol García ranks 249 out of 2,058. Before him are Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Wu Sangui, Slobodan Praljak, Bai Qi, Jack Phillips, and Pedro de Valdivia. After him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Craterus, and Bertrand du Guesclin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Juan Pujol García ranks 37. Before him are Roy Sullivan, Sergiu Celibidache, Edward Mills Purcell, Tibor Sekelj, Leonid Kantorovich, and Adolf Galland. After him are Patrick White, Julius Axelrod, Woody Guthrie, Karl Malden, Pierre Boulle, and Herbert C. Brown. Among people deceased in 1988, Juan Pujol García ranks 19. Before him are André Frédéric Cournand, Divine, Robert A. Heinlein, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Tibor Sekelj. After him are Trevor Howard, Klaus Fuchs, Roy Orbison, Chet Baker, Hiroaki Sato, and Kim Philby.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Pujol García ranks 191 out of 3,355. Before him are Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Hernando de Soto (1500), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Marisa Paredes (1946), and Pedro de Valdivia (1497). After him are Xavi (1980), Carlos Saura (1932), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Eleanor of Navarre (1426), Xabi Alonso (1981), and Peter II of Aragon (1174).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Juan Pujol García ranks 3. Before him are Roland (736), and Pedro de Valdivia (1497). After him are Pedro de Alvarado (1485), José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).

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