who was she ? isaw her name as i was going through a book and i wanted to know more about her.can anyone tell me ?
2007-04-24 02:16:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Mata Hari -
the most notorious spy of WW1 she was a dancer who worked in paris using stage name mata hari.she was born in netherlands as Gertrude Margrete Zelle in 1876.
she was probably a double agent.she spied on the germans for their enemies the french but also gave french important info tothe germans.she was arrested by the french and executed in 1917.
2007-04-24 02:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mata Hari grew to grow to be the degree call of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands – 15 October 1917, Vincennes, France), a Dutch unique dancer and courtesan who grew to grow to be finished via firing squad for alleged espionage for the era of international conflict I. wow Mata Hari great question!
2016-10-28 20:13:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very interesting woman she was of Irish decent and married a soldier middle ranks I think so she spent time in Balinesia . She had a horendous marriage and it dissoved or if you prefer divorce which rather left Magauritte to her qwn devises .
She came back to Europe and decided to do exotic Balinese Style Dancing . Her glamourous life became embrioled during the 1st world war .she had many lovers on all sides French german and italian russian . She was suspected of carrying secrets However this may have been a hoax as France needed to prove at this time that they had ggod secruity also thae man in charge of securite was a Mysoginist , a trumped up charge was upheld and well past her youth she did not cut such a glamourous figure before the firing squad .
A number of films have been made about her . One with Jeanne Moreau and the most famous starring Greta Garbo
I hope this information spurs you on to know more about her incedentally the name Mata Hari ,means ''Eye of the Dawn I believe she was a Leo so that would figure and why she chose the name well you cwan check it out.
2007-04-24 03:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands – 15 October 1917, Vincennes, France), a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. wow Mata Hari great question!
2007-04-24 03:06:32 · answer #4 · answered by ask me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mata Hari was a dancer who was a double agent in the First World War who was captured and eventually executed for being a double agent in France in 1917 by aiding the Germans and for espionage.
2007-04-24 02:33:20 · answer #5 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She was a Dutch exotic dancer who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I. She was promiscuous and had affairs with many high-ranking officials from France, Russia and Germany.
2007-04-24 02:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by staisil 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she was executed in France in 1917 on suspicion of being a German agent during World War I.
i think she had some sort of radio show in Paris that was transmitted to allied forces and it was alleged that she was using this to send coded messages to the Germans
2007-04-24 02:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by the ox 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She was executed as a spy. She was Dutch really, but she took an Indonesian name and danced. It sounds as if she was dumb and played the wrong games.
2007-04-24 02:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋