An SS man serving in the IDF? Sounds unlikely, but in one infamous case it is true. A WWII Waffen-SS veteran managed to enlist in the Israeli Army and even became an officer before spying against Israel for Colonel Nasser’s Egypt. This is the extraordinary story of Ulrich Schnaft AKA Captain ‘Gavriel Weissmann’.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers ‘Zero Night’ and ‘Castle of the Eagles’, both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Felton
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Sources:
– ‘Israel declassifies file on Nazi who enlisted in the IDF and spied for Egypt’, Times of Israel, 4 June 2023
– ‘An SS Man, an IDF Officer and a Spy: The Story of Ulrich Schnaft’ by Amit Naor, The Librarians, 17 November 2019
– ‘Ulrich Schnaft, loser spy’, Top War, 18 April 2020
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress
