![]() I cannot at this moment, when emotion overcomes me, express in words my gratitude for the decoration conceded by our Führer, to whom humbly and with every respect I express my gratitude for the high distinction which he has bestowed on me, for which I feel myself unworthy as I have never done more than what I have considered to be the fulfillment of my duty. The agent wrote back in the same emotionally verbose style for which he was known. For that reason we all send you our most sincere and cordial congratulations. ![]() With great happiness and satisfaction I am able to advise you today that the Führer has awarded the Iron Cross to you for your extraordinary merits, a decoration which, without exception, is granted only to front-line combatants. Two months after D-Day, an agent working in Britain received a message from his Nazi handler that said, in part: ![]() ![]() Double Cross: The True Story of The D-Day Spies, by Ben Macintyre. ![]()
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