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Catalogue description Jean Edouard Leopold VAN DE CASTEELE, alias Van ERK, CANTEL, LEOPOLD, Raoul, HOLDERING:...
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| Reference: | KV 2/386 |
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| Description: |
Jean Edouard Leopold VAN DE CASTEELE, alias Van ERK, CANTEL, LEOPOLD, Raoul, HOLDERING: Belgian. An agent of the Abwehr in France, Belgium and Holland throughout the Second World War, he ran a group called the Equipe Leopold, tasked with the penetration of Allied and other groups. He was believed to have escaped to Switzerland in April, 1945 in advance of the Allied invasion. This file contains detailed accounts of the work of the Equipe Leopold, e.g. in assisting in the arrest of French, Dutch and Allied agents |
| Date: | 1943 Apr 01-1945 Sep 30 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PF 600534 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Open on Transfer |
| Record opening date: | 11 May 2001 |
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