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Josef Jakobs (30 June 1898 – 15 August 1941) was a German spy who became 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 shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged because he was captured as an enemy combatant and not by the civilian police service.

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  • Josef Jakobs
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  • Josef Jakobs (30 June 1898 – 15 August 1941) was a German spy who became 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 shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged because he was captured as an enemy combatant and not by the civilian police service.
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Birth Date
  • 1898-06-30(xsd:date)
conviction penalty
  • Death
death place
  • Tower of London, England
Name
  • Josef Jakobs
resting place
  • St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London
Cause
  • Shot by a military firing squad
Birth Place
  • Luxembourg
death date
  • 1941-08-15(xsd:date)
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Occupation
  • Spy
Charge
  • Section 1 of the Treachery Act 1940
motive
  • Espionage
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  • Josef Jakobs (30 June 1898 – 15 August 1941) was a German spy who became 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 shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged because he was captured as an enemy combatant and not by the civilian police service.
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