Fritz Duquesne
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Fritz Duquesne | |
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 Captain Duquesne, Boer Army picture, c. 1900 | |
| Nicknames | The man who killed Kitchener;[1] The Black Panther;[2]The Duke[3] Aliases (c. 30 known):[4] Captain Claude Stoughton;[5] Frederick Fredericks;[6] Boris Zakrevsky (assumed the identity of the real-life Russian Duke);[7] Major Frederick Craven;[8] George Fordham;[9] Piet Niacud;[9] Colonel Beza |
| Born | Frederick Joubert Duquesne 21 September 1877 East London, Cape Colony |
| Died | 24 May 1956 (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
| Allegiance | South African Republic German Empire Nazi Germany |
Branch | primarily Espionage |
Service years | 1899–1901 (Boer) 1901 (British) c. 1913–1942 (German) |
Rank | Captain (Boer Army; South Africa)[10] Lieutenant (Britain; infiltrator) [11] Colonel (Germany)[12] |
| Commands | Duquesne Spy Ring[13] |
Conflicts | Second Boer War: — Siege of Ladysmith — Battle of Colenso — Battle of Bergendal — Plot to sabotage Cape Town[2] |