tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5572462653707851491..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Captain Franz von Rintelen, Ace German Spysnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-48496118609789379732018-06-17T16:23:55.393-07:002018-06-17T16:23:55.393-07:00I am currently writing a monograph on Rintlen'...I am currently writing a monograph on Rintlen's life. He was not the 'hero' that he liked to think himself and is, unfortunately, always portrayed as having been. As far as I can determine, he was a narcissist, womanising braggart that was a lousy 'agent' and 'saboteur'. A banker by profession, he was NOT, repeat NOT, a naval officer. He merely held a commission in theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181564387390047216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-15654586791328867522017-01-28T12:46:27.914-08:002017-01-28T12:46:27.914-08:00Two US born, sons of Civil War Union Army hero, Ge...Two US born, sons of Civil War Union Army hero, German born Hubert (Leatherbreeches)Dilger manufactured anthrax in an apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland(a DC suburb) to infect horses & cattle being shipped to Great Britain. This cell of German agents also caused a least one major explosion/fire at a grain elevator in Baltimore. They also helped coordinate the visit of the DEUTCHLAND to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-74152309422130719622017-01-28T02:48:46.489-08:002017-01-28T02:48:46.489-08:00So this German spy lived in London during the Seco...So this German spy lived in London during the Second World War. Was he detained or watched in that period?Jip Meijerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251669204739436502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-9321490477441155412017-01-26T12:29:51.142-08:002017-01-26T12:29:51.142-08:00Fascinating!
I wonder what details emerged to expa...Fascinating!<br />I wonder what details emerged to expand the story since Rintelen's book appeared.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com