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Josef Jakobs

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

Lived 1898 to 1941 · aged 43
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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.

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The Windsor chair that Josef Jakobs sat on when executed by firing squad at the Tower of London on 15 August 1941The Windsor chair that Josef Jakobs sat on when executed by firing squad at the Tower of London on 15 August 1941A plaque at the Tower of London concerning the execution of Josef JakobsA plaque at the Tower of London concerning the execution of Josef Jakobs

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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.

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Lived 1898 to 1941 · aged 43
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