Wolf Walter Franz von Igel (11 January 1888 – 17 May 1970) was an accused spy from 1916. He was an aide to spy

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In 1916, Wolf von Igel was indicted by Hudson Snowden Marshall, the

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, on charges of spying. Under his direction, Dr. Walter T. Scheele, Captain von Kleist, Captain Wolpert of the Atlas Steamship Company, and Captain Rode of the

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manufactured incendiary bombs to be used for sabotage. Igel claimed diplomatic immunity.

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Diplomatic immunity and protection World War I spies for Germany 1888 births 1970 deaths {{Espionage-bio-stub