About T.A. Robertson
Lived 1909 – 1994 (aged 84). T.A. Robertson was an intelligence officer and spy.
Thomas Argyll Robertson (27 October 1909 – 10 May 1994), known as "Tommy" or by his initials as "TAR", was a Scottish MI5 intelligence officer responsible during the Second World War for the "Double-Cross" ("XX") disinformation campaign against the German intelligence services. Included in this was Operation Mincemeat.
The disinformation campaign was successful in persuading the Germans that the invasions of Sicily (1943) and Normandy (D-Day) (6 June 1944) were going to occur elsewhere.
Earlier in 1936, Robertson oversaw the interception of telephone calls of Edward VIII, in which capacity he was the first to learn of the king's decision to abdicate.
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Who was T.A. Robertson?
Scottish MI5 intelligence officer (1909–1994)
When was T.A. Robertson born?
T.A. Robertson was born on 27 October 1909.
When did T.A. Robertson die?
T.A. Robertson died on 10 May 1994.
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T.A. Robertson was an intelligence officer and spy.
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