Spies are no stranger to us, and we have seen them in many spy dramas and other war films. Spying is a high-risk job, approaching the enemy to obtain intelligence, which can be exposed if you are not careful, and then be tortured bitterly. Being a spy also requires giving up a lot of things and making some sacrifices in order to gain the trust of the other party, so this is not an easy job. There was once a famous female spy in the First World War, because her appearance was too beautiful, and her head was embalmed and preserved in the museum for the world to see.
The female spy is Marta Harley, a Dutchman who is relatively wealthy because the family has a farm and a hat shop, and she is still a mixed race because of her parents. When Harley was seven years old, the family was in decline, and her father left the house to abandon his wife and children. At a young age, she was taken in by the church and married a Dutch officer at the age of nineteen. Harley thought she would be happy, but she didn't expect it to be a nightmare.
Her husband liked to drink and often abused her until she gave birth to a pair of children. However, their son was killed by a servant, and the husband blamed her for all the blame, and the two eventually went to divorce. Harley had no home, no church to go back to, and no relatives to rely on, so she went to Paris to make a living. In order to survive, Harley came to the theater to perform dance, beautiful dance posture, outstanding appearance, was hired on the spot, and her life also ushered in a turning point.
In 1905, Harley performed on stage as usual, because she was of mixed race, she had a different sense of mystery, which added points to her performance, made her instantly famous, and was also loved by the military and political circles. Before the start of World War I, Harley went to Germany to perform, and in the process of her performance, she was favored by a German commander who thought she could be a good spy and paid a high price to buy her. Harley agreed, considering her future development.
After becoming a female spy, Harley went to France to approach the senior officers to obtain intelligence, because the Netherlands was not involved in the First World War, so Harley's actions were not hindered, during which time she met many senior officers with status. But then she saw the changes in the war, and she was afraid that Germany would lose, so she decided to curry favor with both sides, and at the same time provide intelligence for both countries, as a double agent. After France was finally severely damaged, Harley was forced to take all responsibility and was pushed out to be disposed of by the French Intelligence Service.
Harley was finally executed by the French, and a dozen people took guns and shot at her, and in this way, Harley became a scapegoat, ending her life, and after her death, no one came to claim the body, so the French put her head in the museum after embalming. However, it was later stolen by fanatical loyalists, some people said that they did not find it, and some people said that it was collected by the museum.