Ludwig Carl Moyzisch

Moyzisch was born in Austria, and raised under the Catholic faith. His maternal grandmother was Jewish, which made him a second degree Mischling [mixed race]. Moyzisch was a journalist for the "" in Vienna, prior to becoming a member of Nazi Germany's intelligence services during World War II. Although Moyzisch had some Jewish heritage, he was still accepted into the Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (SD). This was accomplished in part by him becoming a member of the Nazi Party He reported to Walter Schellenberg while in Ankara during 1941–1944. Moyzisch lived in Ankara with his wife and son, but he was unable to get his mother and sister out of Germany. Schellenberg and Himmler were quite impressed by the efficient, professional, and friendly manner in which he worked. An SS officer intervened when an anonymous letter was sent to the regime stating that Moyzisch was part Jewish. ==Cicero Affair==

'Cicero' is the SD code name given by the Germans to Elyesa Bazna, a valet for the British ambassador Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen in the city of Ankara in Turkey, a neutral country during most part of World War II. The information that he leaked is believed to have been potentially among the more damaging disclosures made by a Second World War spy but conflicts inside the highest echelons of the German government meant that little if any of it was acted upon. ==After the war==

In May 1945, after the end of World War II, Moyzisch went into hiding in Austria but two months later he was tracked down by the British services. ==Operation Cicero==

Moyzisch published his memoirs in 1950 with a book named Operation Cicero. Richard Wires, author of The Cicero Spy Affair stated that he found the book to be a "sensational narrative" with misrepresentations and omissions. Wires speculated that Moyzisch may not have known that Bazna was still alive. Twelve years later, in 1962, I was Cicero was published by 'Cicero' himself. A film based on the book Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch was released by 20th Century Fox in 1952. It was titled 5 Fingers and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Bazna, renamed Ulysses Diello, was played by James Mason. ==Later years==

Moyzisch returned to Austria where he wrote his book and worked as a businessman. ==External sources==

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