Mar 25, 2013

Mata Hari



Photo: SPY PROFILE: Margarete Gertrud Zelle, known to posterity by her alias, Mata Hari, is one of the most infamous spies of the 20th century. This exotic dancer turned World War I spy seduced diplomats and military officers into giving up their secrets.   In 1917, French authorities arrested her for espionage - she was later convicted and sentenced to death, and on October 15, she refused a blindfold and was shot to death by a firing squad at Vincennes.

SPY PROFILE: Margarete Gertrud Zelle, known to posterity by her alias, Mata Hari, is one of the most infamous spies of the 20th century. This exotic dancer turned World War I spy seduced diplomats and military officers into giving up their secrets.

In 1917, French authorities arrested her for espionage - she was later convicted and sentenced to death, and on October 15, she refused a blindfold and was shot to death by a firing squad at Vincennes.

From the Facebook Page of Mirjana Bartl Sampos MPHS Jan 66.


  1. Mata Hari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Hari
    Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle McLeod (7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer, ...
  2. First World War.com - Who's Who - Mata Hari

    www.firstworldwar.com/bio/matahari.htm
    Mata Hari (1876-1917) was the stage name of the Dutch exotic dancer and prostitute Gertrud Margarete Zelle, who was shot by the French as a spy on 15 ...
  3. Mata Hari was only interested in one thing - and it wasn't espionage ...

    www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Mata-Hari-interested-thing--wasnt-esp...
    Aug 10, 2007 – Killed by a firing squad, she's the most notorious woman spy in history. Mata Hari caused the deaths of tens of thousands of French soldiers ...
  4. Mata Hari — The Story of Mata Hari: Introduction — Crime Library on ...

    www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/.../hari/1.html
    In-depth article about her life, including her youth and marriage prior to becoming the well known dancer.
  5. The Execution of Mata Hari, 1917

    www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/matahari.htm
    Eye witness account of the execution of W.W.I's most famous spy.
  6. Mata Hari - Biography of the Exotic World War I Spy

    history1900s.about.com › ... › Important PeopleCriminals
    Mata Hari was an exotic dancer and courtesan, killed by the French for espionage during WWI. Who was Mata Hari? Was she really a spy?
  7. Mata Hari (1931) - IMDb

    www.imdb.com/title/tt0023196/
     Rating: 6.7/10 - 1678 votes
    During World War I, Mata Hari is a German spy, working in Paris. She has already seduced the Russian general Shubin, and has now set her eyes on lieutenant...
    Starring Lionel Barrymore, Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro.
  8. NOVA Online | Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies | Mata Hari

    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/dece_hari.html
    Margarete Gertrud Zelle, known to posterity by her alias, Mata Hari, is one of the most infamous spies of the 20th century. By all accounts, the Dutch-born Zelle ...
  9. Mata Hari executed — History.com This Day in History — 10/15/1917

    www.history.com/this-day.../mata-hari-executed
    Mar 1, 2010
    Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at ...
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