# Josef Jakobs

> Josef Jakobs was a German spy and the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. He was captured shortly after parachuting into the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Convicted of espionage under the Treachery Act 1940, Jakobs was sentenced to death and shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged since he was captured as an enemy combatant.

*German spy executed at the Tower of London (1898–1941)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1898-06-30
- **Died:** 1941-08-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Josef Jakobs](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Jakobs)
- [جوزيف جاكوبز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B2)
- [چوزيف جاكوبز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B2)
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- [Josef Jakobs](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Jakobs)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88287)

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