On this day in 1917, the legendary burlesque performer and spy Mata Hari (aka Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod) is executed by France for espionage. She reportedly wears a tricorne hat and blows a kiss to her firing squad before being shot.
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The post @MilHistNow: On this day in 1917, the legendary burlesque performer and spy Mata Hari (aka Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod) is executed by France for espionage. She reportedly wears a tricorne hat and blows a kiss to her firing squad before being shot. Read about it: militaryhistorynow.com/2020/10/15/the… first appeared on JOSSICA – The Journal of the Open Source Strategic Intelligence and Counterintelligence Analysis.
