Colin Forbes - The Leader And The Damned

Rudolf Roessler. The asthmatic German codenamed Lucy, who played one of the strangest roles in history, lost all sense of purpose when peace came. He had devoted himself with such dedication to his task of defeating Hitler that he felt like a fish stranded on a beach when it all came to an end. Tired out and disillusioned, he died in October 1958. His grave may be seen in the cemetery at Kriens near Lucerne. The small marble plaque bears a brief inscription. Rudolf Roessler. 1897-1958.

Walter Schellenberg. The chief of SS Intelligence reached the Allied lines at the war's end. He spent the next three years in Great Britain as the guest of the Secret Service. He undoubtedly provided invaluable information. Tried at Nuremberg, he should have been acquitted, but the Russian judge insisted on a verdict of 'Guilty'. Sentenced to four years' imprisonment, he was released after serving three years because of ill-health. He died a few years later.

Tim Whelby. During 1944 Whelby was promoted to run a new department formed by SIS. Its purpose: counter-espionage. It's sphere of operations: Soviet- occupied Eastern Europe.

It all happened a long time ago.