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A Poem about Josef Jakobs

Well, this is interesting. Some budding poet has written a few verses about Josef and his execution. While the poem is short, there is an interesting discussion in the comments from other readers. Most are quite taken with the line: … but died he did, and the chair never healed. Indeed, a moving line. I

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Media Review – BBC4 – Majesty & Mortar: Britain’s Great Palaces

The Episode BBC4 – Majesty & Mortar: Britain’s Great Palaces (2015)Original Air Date – 2 July 2014Series – Majesty & MortarDuration – 59:25 minutesDirector – Graham  CooperHost – Dan Cruickshank Last January, a friend in England informed me that BBC4, Majesty & Mortar had aired a piece which included a reference to Josef Jakobs. It’s

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Article Review – Kriminalia Online Magazine – The Executioner at War: Soldiers, Spies & Traitors

Article Review – Kriminalia Online Magazine I don’t often find anything published on Josef Jakobs in Germany, but… that has changed. Back in October, Michael Kirchschlager of Kriminalia, an online magazine on criminal and legal history, published a brief article stub entitled The Executioner at War: Soldiers, Spies, and Traitors – Der Henker im Krieg:

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BBC One Show – February 1, 2017 – Josef Jakobs & William Chidlow

Today marks the 76th anniversary of the capture of German spy Josef Jakobs at Dove House Farm near the village of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. Having broken his ankle during his exit from the aircraft via parachute, Josef was found around 8:30 am by two farmers on their way to work. Josef spent the next few months

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Article Review – The Guardian – Secrecy and firing squads: Britain’s ruthless war on Nazi spies

Article Review – The Guardian Another great article came out on August 28, 2016 via The Guardian. This one was written by Ian Cobain, author of Cruel Britannia. The Guardian Article is entitled Secrecy and firing squads: Britain’s ruthless war on Nazi spies. The article begins with the story of the first four spies who

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Article Review – National Archives Blog – Shot at the Tower – 2016 08 15

Article Review – National Archives Blog Another pleasant surprise – a National Archives blog on the case of German spy, Josef Jakobs. The blog post was written by Dr. Richard Dunley at the National Archives and is well researched. Given that the National Archives has the voluminous declassified MI5 files on Josef as well as

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Podcast – On This Day in History: Execution of Josef Jakobs – HistoryPod – Scott Allsop

A few weeks ago, I received a kind email from Scott Allsop, a UK history teacher. Since April of this year, Scott has been hosting a daily podcast about significant or interesting historical events. He wanted to let me know that he would be posting a podcast about Josef Jakobs’ execution on 15 August. Scott’s

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