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The Most Successful French Spy of the First World War Was a Woman

The most successful french spy of the first world war was a woman. Her name was mistaget, and her story did not come out until after her death. She had all kinds of admirers to use euphemism,. Not simply in france, but elsewhere. The same thing happens in the second world war. And the best french spy is, once again, josephine. Josephine took out french citizenship so she could work for France. But on the last day of november, two thousand and 21, she is being given the highest honor that any french citizen can be given. An her body is being moved to the pantheon, which has just over a hundred

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