Fritz Joubert Duquesne, Abwehr network member

Date: 1915-1918 Reference: KV 2/1953 Creator: Security Service Catalogue context: Fritz Joubert DUQUESNE: South African/American. He was arrested in New York in 1918 masquerading as an Australian whose identity, it was reported, had been arranged for him by German intelligence. Subsequent reports suggested that he had been involved in a series of acts of sabotage against British shipping in South American waters during the war. In 1941 DUQUESNE, by now a leading member of an Abwehr network in the USA, was arrested there on espionage charges and later sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment Categories: First World War Subjects: Americas; Conflict; Intelligence; Operations, battles and campaigns Topics: International trade and affairs; Military and war Period: Early 20th Century Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf