Karl Boy-Ed
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Karl Boy-Ed was naval attaché to German Ambassador to the United States Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
during World War I
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He was born into a merchant family in Lübeck
and entered the navy at a young age. He was a protégé of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
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He was sent to the U.S. in 1911 and worked closely with Franz von Papen
(later Chancellor of Germany) in establishing a spy and sabotage ring to prevent the U.S. from sending aid to the Allies
.
He was expelled from the U.S. in 1917. Back in Germany, he served in the navy press department. After the war, he married an American woman and settled in Hamburg.
He died as the result of a horse-riding accident on his 58th Birthday.
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Johann Heinrich Graf von Bernstorff was a German politician and the ambassador to the United States and Mexico from 1908 to 1917.- Early life :...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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He was born into a merchant family in Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
and entered the navy at a young age. He was a protégé of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
Alfred von Tirpitz
Alfred von Tirpitz was a German Admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office, the powerful administrative branch of the German Imperial Navy from 1897 until 1916. Prussia never had a major navy, nor did the other German states before the German Empire was formed in 1871...
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He was sent to the U.S. in 1911 and worked closely with Franz von Papen
Franz von Papen
Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen was a German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933–1934...
(later Chancellor of Germany) in establishing a spy and sabotage ring to prevent the U.S. from sending aid to the Allies
Allies
In everyday English usage, allies are people, groups, or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them...
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He was expelled from the U.S. in 1917. Back in Germany, he served in the navy press department. After the war, he married an American woman and settled in Hamburg.
He died as the result of a horse-riding accident on his 58th Birthday.