Carl Nils Gunnar William Aschan (6 May 1906 – 27 July 2008) was a

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-born British intelligence officer and

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during World War II. Born at Örebro, Sweden, Aschan was the son of a Swedish judge who was also chief of police at Örebro; Carl's mother, Baroness Elsa Djurklou, was the daughter of Baron

Nils Gabriel Djurklou Nils Gabriel Djurklou (24 July 1829 – 31 March 1904) was a Swedish writer, archeologist, chamberlain and ethnologist. Early years Djurklou was born in Norrbyås at Sörby Manor, near Örebro in Sweden, then part of the Union between Sweden ...

. Around 1916 or 1917, his parents divorced, and his moved with his mother to Stockholm. Several years later, they moved to London, where he was educated at local schools and by a private tutor. Aschan later helped to track down some of Adolf Hitler's associates following the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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