TIL Joan Garcia, a WW2 double-agent spying for Britain was so successful that Hitler personally awarded him an Iron Cross before King George gave him an Order of the British Empire. Germany never discovered his lies, making him one if not the only person to get such honors from both countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Pujol_Garcia#Honors



Submitted March 12, 2015 at 05:10AM by HereUpNorth http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yqi86/til_joan_garcia_a_ww2_doubleagent_spying_for/