Mata Hari facts for kids
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands – 15 October 1917, Vincennes, France).
She was a Dutch-Frisian dancer and spy. Her dossier (file) was released in 2017, a hundred years after her death.
Guilty
German documents unsealed in the 1970s proved that Mata Hari was truly a German agent. In the autumn of 1915, she entered German service.
On the orders of section III B-Chief Walter Nicolai, she was instructed about her duties by Major Roepell during a stay in Cologne. Her direct handler was Captain Hoffmann, who gave her the code name H-21.
Images for kids
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In 1910 wearing head jewellery
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In Amsterdam, 1915
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At her arrest
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Scrapbook of Mata Hari in the Frisian Museum in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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Statue of Mata Hari in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
