GARBO: Pujol's Double-Agent Deception

During World War II, Juan Pujol Garcia, a Spaniard, initially tried to offer his services as a spy to the British, but with no relevant experience, they declined. Undeterred, he approached Nazi intelligence in Madrid, posing as a pro-Nazi spy. The Nazis accepted, and Pujol, nicknamed GARBO, fed them fabricated information from Lisbon, impressing both sides. Eventually, he convinced MI6 to accept him as a double agent. Working with Tomas Harris, they created a fictional spy network that played a crucial role in deceiving the Germans about D-Day preparations. Pujol received both the Iron Cross from the Germans and an MBE from the British for his remarkable deception.