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[[Dwight Eisenhower]] once described Pinto as "the greatest living authority on security".<ref name="time">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816924-1,00.html |title=- TIME |date=September 29, 1961 |accessdate=2008-06-05 |work=Time}}</ref> | [[Dwight Eisenhower]] once described Pinto as "the greatest living authority on security".<ref name="time">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816924-1,00.html |title=- TIME |date=September 29, 1961 |accessdate=2008-06-05 |work=Time}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 23 February 2018
 Oreste Pinto    (spook) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1889 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 18 September 1961 (Age 71) London, England |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne |
Oreste Pinto was a Dutch spook.
Contents
Background
He studied languages and philology at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1909, where he also versed himself in unarmed combat.[1]
Career
He was recruited in 1913 by the Deuxième Bureau.[2]
World War II
He interrogated suspected spies.
Dwight Eisenhower once described Pinto as "the greatest living authority on security".[3]
Later activities
A Document by Oreste Pinto
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Operation Market Garden | book chapter | 1952 | Christiaan Lindemans WW2/Operation Market Garden | Chapter 9 of Spycatcher By Lt. Col. Oreste Pinto Published by Panther Books |
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References
- ↑ http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/wwii-spies-oreste-pinto/
- ↑ Spycatcher, by Robert Barr, in the Radio Times, published August 28, 1959; archived at Toobworld; posted May 8, 2008; retrieved January 31, 2016
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