“Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II
This article deals with an active personality in the European World War II-context, the Englishman and diplomat Peter Tennant. Officially, he served as press attaché at the British legation in Stockholm and become a popular companion in the capital’s conviviality with a significant social network. U...
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| description | This article deals with an active personality in the European World War II-context, the Englishman and diplomat Peter Tennant. Officially, he served as press attaché at the British legation in Stockholm and become a popular companion in the capital’s conviviality with a significant social network. Unofficially, he was called “Karlsson” and led the Swedish section of Special Operations Executive, S.O.E. In this role he organized clandestine espionage and sabotage against German interests. This article primarily uses previously confidential archival sources from the civil Swedish counter-espionage to find out more about Tennant’s activities in Sweden during the war and what kind of spy he actually was. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f36bb6099ba4d73a92f251d23b6a8292022-12-22T03:12:23ZengDiacronieDiacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea2038-09252038-09252016-12-0184115“Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War IIVictor Lundberg0is Doctor of Philosophy in History at Lund University 2008 and Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the Department of Global Political Studies at Malmö University, Sweden. Currently, his research focus on fascism and anti-fascism, and on structures of power in working life. He is also engaged in bunker archaeological research on post-militarian places around Sweden.This article deals with an active personality in the European World War II-context, the Englishman and diplomat Peter Tennant. Officially, he served as press attaché at the British legation in Stockholm and become a popular companion in the capital’s conviviality with a significant social network. Unofficially, he was called “Karlsson” and led the Swedish section of Special Operations Executive, S.O.E. In this role he organized clandestine espionage and sabotage against German interests. This article primarily uses previously confidential archival sources from the civil Swedish counter-espionage to find out more about Tennant’s activities in Sweden during the war and what kind of spy he actually was.http://www.studistorici.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/04_LUNDBERG.pdfespionagePeter TennantSpecial Operations ExecutiveSwedenWorld War IISeconda guerra mondialespionaggioSvezia |
| spellingShingle | Victor Lundberg “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea espionage Peter Tennant Special Operations Executive Sweden World War II Seconda guerra mondiale spionaggio Svezia |
| title | “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II |
| title_full | “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II |
| title_fullStr | “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II |
| title_short | “Karlsson”, The Amiable Spy: Swedish experiences of Allied espionage and sabotage during World War II |
| title_sort | karlsson the amiable spy swedish experiences of allied espionage and sabotage during world war ii |
| topic | espionage Peter Tennant Special Operations Executive Sweden World War II Seconda guerra mondiale spionaggio Svezia |
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