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2 unusual facts about Franz von Rintelen


Franz von Rintelen

Captain Franz Dagobert Johannes von Rintelen (1877 – 30 May 1949) was a German Naval Intelligence officer in the United States during World War I.

His colleagues were not all pleased with his success, and Franz von Papen (later Chancellor of Germany) sent a telegram to Berlin complaining about him.


Pencil bomb

It was designed by German chemist, Dr. Scheele and used by German spy Franz von Rintelen during World War I.


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Karl Boy-Ed

Some of the more notorious members of this network included Franz von Rintelen, Felix A. Sommerfeld, Horst von der Goltz, Paul Koenig, and many more.