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|birth = 20 January 1877<br>[[Berlin]], [[Germany|German Empire]] | |birth = 20 January 1877<br>[[Berlin]], [[Germany|German Empire]] | ||
|death = 6 November 1914<br>[[Tower of London]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | |death = 6 November 1914 {{c|aged 37}}<br>[[Tower of London]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Imperial German Navy}} | |affiliates = {{Wiki|Imperial German Navy}} | ||
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'''Carl Hans Lody''', alias '''Charles A. Inglis''' | '''Carl Hans Lody''' (1877 – 1914), alias '''Charles A. Inglis''', was a reserve officer of the Imperial [[Germany|German]] Navy who operated as a spy in the [[United Kingdom]] at the start of [[World War I]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
With very little training or guile, Lody was | With very little training or guile, Lody was discovered sending telegrams to Germany using simple codes and at times even plain text. He was arrested in [[Ireland]] in October 1914 and executed in the [[Tower of London]] the following month, becoming the first person to be executed there in 167 years. Ten other spies would follow his fate in the remaining years of the war, with others imprisoned or executed elsewhere.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: First World War Spies]]</ref> | ||
Lody was executed by {{Wiki|Execution by firing squad|firing squad}} on 6 November 1914; before his execution, he reportedly left a note thanking his captors for their hospitality and even shook hands with each member of the firing squad.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Tower of London]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 12 May 2026
Carl Hans Lody (1877 – 1914), alias Charles A. Inglis, was a reserve officer of the Imperial German Navy who operated as a spy in the United Kingdom at the start of World War I.
Biography[edit | edit source]
With very little training or guile, Lody was discovered sending telegrams to Germany using simple codes and at times even plain text. He was arrested in Ireland in October 1914 and executed in the Tower of London the following month, becoming the first person to be executed there in 167 years. Ten other spies would follow his fate in the remaining years of the war, with others imprisoned or executed elsewhere.[1]
Lody was executed by firing squad on 6 November 1914; before his execution, he reportedly left a note thanking his captors for their hospitality and even shook hands with each member of the firing squad.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)