List of spies in World War II


The following is an incomplete list of notable spies during World War II.

Spies for Italy

Spies for the Soviet Union

Spies for the United Kingdom

PersonNotesReference
Sverre BerghBergh spied on missile facilities in Germany. He illegally moved German plans Wasserfall surface-to-air-missiles out of Germany.
Blanche CharletCharlet worked with SOE, a British organization that went against the Axis powers.
Roman CzerniawskiCzerniawski was a D-Day spy.
Madeleine DamermentDamerment worked for SOE and was later shot.
Claude DanseyDansey was assistant chief of the SIS.
Wilfred DunderdaleDunderdale was a commander during the war.
Ian FlemingFleming was a Lieutenant Commander RNVR in the British NID and was a key member of the NID 17.
Juan Pujol García A Spanish double agent loyal to Great Britain, García played a key role deceiving Nazi Germany during Operation Fortitude, delaying reinforcements from Nazi Germany to Normandy.-
Tor Glad (a.k.a. Jeff)
Kurt GlauberGlauber was a Jewish Austrian who escaped to Britain. He joined MI6. On his second mission, part of which involved gathering information on Nazi Nuclear developments, he was betrayed. Glauber was severely brutalized by the Nazis for being both a Jew and a British spy, refused to reveal any information. He was murdered in Mauthausen Concentration Camp.
Graham GreeneGreene was involved in the SIS.
Virginia HallHall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the CIA. Note that the OSS was a precursor to the CIA.
Mary Katherine HerbertHerbert worked as a translator at Air Ministry in London after working with the British Embassy.
Ron Jeffery
Noor Inayat KhanKhan was a SOE agent and became the first female wireless operator to be sent into occupied France to aid the French Resistance during the war.
Andrzej Kowerski Kowerski was a Lieutenant for Poland during the war.
Lionel LeeLee was a British Jew. He joined MI6. On his second mission,he was betrayed. and captured. Lee was murdered in the Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp.
Patrick Leigh FermorLeigh Fermor was an SOE operative in Heraklion, Crete, who abducted the German General Heinrich Kreipe to Egypt.
Stewart Menzies
Merlin MinshallMinshall worked for Ian Fleming as a spy.
John "Helge" Moe (a.k.a. Mutt)
Eileen NearneNearne was a SOE for the United Kingdom.
Jacqueline Nearne
Paddy O'SullivanO'Sullivan was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
John PendleburyPendlebury worked for the British intelligence.
Paddy RidsdaleRidsdale was Ian Fleming's secretary.
Peter SmithersSmithers helped Ian Fleming collect German spies in Britain.
Violette Szabo
Halina SzymańskaSzymańska had a French identity card, which identified her as a Marie Clenat. She used this card to aid Britain.
Col. Ted TinglingTinlin was a colonel for the British intelligence.
Jona von UstinovUstinov was a British spy.
Valentine Patrick Terrell Vivian
Pearl WitheringtonWitherington was known by many names.
Forest Frederick Edward "Tommy" Yeo-ThomasYeo-Thomas was a SOE agent.