Wilhelm Wassmuss

Wilhelm Wassmuss
Espionage activity
AllegianceGerman Empire
AgencyAbwehr
Active1906-1918


Wilhelm Wassmuss (1880 – November 29, 1931; German spelling: Waßmuß) was a German diplomat and spy and part of Niedermayer–Hentig Expedition, known as "Wassmuss of Persia". According to British versions of history, he "attempted to foment trouble for the British" in the Persian Gulf in the First World War.