Six Italian Spies Executed By Allies
(Rec. 2 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. Six Italian spies who crossed the lines into Allied occupied Italy on missions for the Germans have been shot, says a Naples correspondent. Tried by an Allied military court, they were convicted of espionage and condemned to death. Three were 18 years old, two were 20 and the other 21 years. Three had been sent by the Germans to gain information about troops movements, the identity of units and headquarters and other matters of interest to the Germans Intelligence service. One was instructed to bring 'back information about the political and_economic situation in Allied-occupied Italy. In addition to collecting military information about vehicle markings, gun positions, and A.A. sites, two spies were given a sabotage mission to destroy petrol dumps with delayed’ action incendiary bombs. These agents were all Italians picked, by the Germans and fascist organisation in 'German occupied Italy, from the streets and through acquantances. All six confessed that they had been sent by the Germans. e>
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Northern Advocate, 1 May 1944, Page 3
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