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Magazine Article Review – After the Battle Magazine – Volume 74

/ Articles / 2 minutes of reading

The Magazine Article MI5’s Secret Interrogation Centre, After the Battle, volume 74, Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd., 1991, pages 50-53. Summary This issue of After the Battle Magazine contains an article on MI5’s Secret Interrogation Centre, also known as: Latchmere House, Camp 020, Ham Common or simply Ham. The article gives a brief history […]

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James John Rymer – The Innocent Radio Engineer tainted by a German Spy

/ People / 8 minutes of reading

When German spy Josef Jakobs descended from the heavens on the night of 31 January, 1941, he brought with him a load of trouble for one James John Rymer of London. Josef Jakobs had been equipped with a National Identity Card in the name of James Rymer of 33 Abbotsford Gardens, Woodford Green. The ID

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Magazine Article Review – After the Battle Magazine – Volume 72

/ Articles / 1 minute of reading

The Magazine Article From the Editor – Letters, After the Battle, volume 72, Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd., 1991, page 36. Summary Last year I wrote a short article review on After the Battle Magazine’s classic piece on German Spies in Britain (Volume 11, published 1976). In the late 1980s, this magazine was one

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Lt. Col. Charles R.T.M. Gerard – The Man in Charge of Josef Jakobs’ Execution

/ People / 4 minutes of reading

When Josef Jakobs was found guilty of Treachery (espionage) by a military court martial in early August 1941, his fate was placed into the hands of the London District Deputy Provost Marshal, Colonel Charles Robert Tolver Michael Gerard. It was Gerard who would make arrangements for Josef’s execution and who would ensure that everything surrounding

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Mysterious End of Robin William George Stephens – a.k.a. Tin-Eye Stephens

/ People / 3 minutes of reading

I’ve written a couple of blogs about Lt. Col. Robin William George Stephens, the commandant of MI5’s secret World War 2 interrogation centre, Camp 020. The first blog touched on the life of Stephens and was based on readily available information. One of the enduring mysteries around Stephens is the actual date of his death.

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Spooky Trees

Another Clue in Tracing the Enigmatic Clara Bauerle

/ Bella in the Wych Elm / 3 minutes of reading

N.B. 2021 10 14 – I traced Clara Bäuerle’s death registration here… A few weeks back, I tracked down a resource that possibly had fresh information on Clara Bäuerle. If you recall, Clara is considered by some researchers to be a potential candidate for the mysterious Bella in the Wych Elm. Several online resources, however,

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German Spy, Josef Jakobs breaks into the world of Fiction

/ Books / 2 minutes of reading

Josef Jakobs has broken into the world of fiction. Susan Elia MacNeal, an American novelist, has written a mystery series that features heroine Maggie Hope. Maggie swirls through the espionage corners of Britain. In His Majesty’s Hope, Maggie takes on an undercover mission behind enemy lines in Germany. While Maggie is tip-toeing through the minefield

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