Mata Hari is known as one the most beautiful spies in history
She was Dutch and her real name was Greta Zelle. She was a dancer and had this picture made of herself. Ms. Zelle slipped into countless French and German beds, and became a pawn in international intrigue. In 1917 she was convicted in France as a spy and executed. Historians have never clarified the exact nature of Mata Hari's spying activities.
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