Herbert Haupt, German-American citizen, Nazi Spy and saboteur, 1942, Chicago. A Chicago resident all his life and a graduate of Lane High School, Haupt was one of the few cases of an American citizen who defected to Germany, joined Hitler’s army and made an attempt to re-enter the US by U-boat off the coast of Florida as part of a sabotage plot. Haupt was captured in Chicago 10 days later and was eventually executed as part of the largest mass execution in US history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hans_Haupt

Herbert Haupt, German-American citizen, Nazi Spy and saboteur, 1942, Chicago.

A Chicago resident all his life and a graduate of Lane High School, Haupt was one of the few cases of an American citizen who defected to Germany, joined Hitler’s army and made an attempt to re-enter the US by U-boat off the coast of Florida as part of a sabotage plot.

Haupt was captured in Chicago 10 days later and was eventually executed as part of the largest mass execution in US history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hans_Haupt

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