Marta Harry, a beautiful French-German double agent

In the world spy history, female spy Martahari is considered as one of the most legendary spies. She was born on August 7, 1876 in a small town near Leverton, Friesland province in the northern Netherlands. She is the second of four children and the only girl in the family. Her father Adam Zelli is a Dutch farmer who runs a hat shop and has a rich family life. Her mother Chean Van der Mullen is a Javanese from Indonesia. Mahali is a typical East-West hybrid, just like a beautiful woman.

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But childhood didn't bring her any happy memories. When she was seven, her family moved to Leiden. By 1889, my father's hat shop business was getting worse and worse, and he was misled. He suffered heavy losses in a stock speculation and had to sell his property to pay off his debts. My family moved to a shabby house, and my father couldn't bear the pain of failure, so he went to Amsterdam to look for new opportunities, but never came back. After her father went bankrupt, she divorced her mother, and her mother got her custody. After that, Matahali, who was only 14 years old, and her brothers were scattered around and cared for by relatives or church members. In 1891, when she was 15, her mother died of depression.

During the First World War, Marta Halle was a very popular stripper in Paris. She was also a "double-faced beauty spy" between France and Germany, and successfully became one of the top 1 most famous super spies in history. However, the French anti-espionage department accused Harry of using the "pillow wind" of the German army to steal information, causing huge losses to France, resulting in the death of 5, soldiers. On October 15th, 1917, she was executed on the outskirts of Paris for "treason".

the deeds of Mahali

Marta Haley was born on August 7, 1876 and died on October 15, 1917. She is Dutch. Matahali's original name is Margaret Gilteri Darzel, which is her stage name.

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In p>194, Zelli came to Paris, the capital of France. Forced to make a living, she danced in front of the Paris theatre manager. The theater manager was immediately attracted by her "mysterious oriental art" and hired her at once. And gave her a new stage name "Martahali", which means "Sun of Malay". As a professional dancer, the more famous she became, the more she became a dance star in Paris at that time. The Parisian newspaper in 195 commented, "As soon as Marta Harry came out, the audience went crazy."

During World War I, Marta Halle was a very famous stripper in Paris, but she was also a beautiful spy between France and Germany. The French anti-espionage department accused Harry of stealing German intelligence by luring German colonels, which caused huge losses to France and killed 5, soldiers! On October 15th, 1917, she was executed on the outskirts of Paris for "treason". But in history,

Marta Hari's story is full of legends and enjoys a high reputation in the west. Many scholars in later generations devoted themselves to studying her spy identity and raised many questions about her judgment.

Mahali was shot.

In p>1914, World War I broke out. Baron von Mierbach, an officer of the German High Command, thought Harry was a talented spy when he saw her improvising for several industrial giants. So he immediately sent a private bid of 2, francs to lure her into the water.

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Historically, there are two different opinions. One is that the talented Harry quickly applied her "performance" to the spy business, using her beauty to lure ministers who are obsessed with pleasure and beauty, and extract a steady stream of information from them. There is also a saying that although Harry accepted 2, francs and seduced senior French officers many times, she never sold any valuable information to the Germans.

It was British intelligence personnel lurking in Paris who first discovered that Harry was related to the Germans. So the British immediately conveyed this important message to Captain George Laudex, who was in charge of French intelligence work in Paris at that time. Lu immediately decided to recruit Harry as a double agent and secretly serve France as a German spy.

Harry didn't let Laudex down. Soon after, she seduced another German and got important information from him, so she immediately gave it to Direction Delasureville Duteritorire. After the German army suffered heavy losses, it dealt with the leaked colonel seriously and blamed it on Harry.

Later, after the verdict, Martahari, once a beautiful spy, was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security for "treason". On October 15th, 1917, Martahari wore her beloved red dancing shoes and looked relaxed. She was shot.

Mahali's influence

After many years, people have doubts about Harry's definition of "traitor". A few years ago, Matahali not only had a foundation named after herself, but also established a museum in her hometown of Roire. Many women remember her as a pioneer in resisting male hegemony.

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Many people think that Martahali is a porn actress and a double agent. She got a lot of information from the seduced lover and was finally shot. This incident itself is a wonderful theme, so after her death, all kinds of cultural works around her, around her. Even today in the 21st century, Martahari's name is constantly being mentioned. Although many things have been added with fictional elements, a few works are very authentic and can be used as historical research materials.

Among many works, the film Mahali starring Greta Garbo in 1931 is a classic. The film is mainly set in the life of Martahari, and the main purpose of this is to cater to the audience's preferences. In the scene where she was finally shot, a fictional element of secret planning was added. This film successfully created a legendary and romantic character image, which had a great influence on the creation of later generations. Mahali's influence also appears in more and more books, movies, TV series and other works.

For the upcoming new drama ——, the historical series adapted from Coles' new book will be broadcast on French TV Channel 3 for the first time. The French newspaper Parisian commented: "Anyone who expects to see obscene content in this play should not have this expectation. Because this movie is going to give Harry a name. " Did Mahali say traitors or not? This question may only be answered by the real situation of that year.