Operation Pastorius: Germany’s Failed WWII American Sabotage Scheme

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10. The Germans planned a wave of terror in the Northeast and Midwest
9. Eight agents were recruited and trained by the Abwehr
8. They were landed in the United States by two separate U-boats
7. The teams planned a campaign of sabotage to last two years
6. The sabotage teams had false documents and American money
5. The New York team was accosted by the Coast Guard, escaped, and a manhunt began
4. The teams planned to meet in Cincinnati to begin their attacks on the 4th of July, 1942
3. The remaining Germans were rounded up in New York and Chicago
2. The Germans were tried as spies by a military tribunal
1. All were sentenced to death by the tribunal, but FDR extended clemency

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