Carl Hans Lody
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)