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Re: U – 1229 and spy Oscar Mantel
Posted by: jcrt ()
Date: December 30, 2010 06:41PM

Hi Freddy, according to Blair, after the attack and sinking of U 1229, where Mantel had been wounded, wearing a German naval uniform, it was only back in the States his true identity became known the FBI wanted the navy to turn him over to them, but it was thought that if it became known back in Germany that the 'spy' had been turned over to American intelligence, they feared Allied POW's might be turned over to the Gestapo. Mantel remained as a POW until 1947 when he was repatriated not ever being tried as a spy.john

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