Wolfgang Lotz

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Wolfgang Lotz
ולפגנג לוץ
Wolfgang Lotz with his son, Oded, in 1950
Born	(1921-01-06)6 January 1921 Mannheim,  Germany
Died	13 May 1993(1993-05-13) (aged 72) Munich, Germany
Nationality	Israel
Other names	Ze'ev Gur-Arie
Occupation	Spy
Spouses	Rivka Lotz Waltraud Neumann
Children	1 (Oded Gur-Arie)
Military career
Allegiance	Israel
Service / branch	Israel Defense Forces
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	World War II (with British Army) 1948 Arab–Israeli War Sinai War
Other work	Sports department leader at Kaufhof department store, Munich

Wolfgang Lotz (6 January 1921 – 13 May 1993), who later adopted the Hebrew name Ze'ev Gur-Arie, was an Israeli spy in Egypt during the 1960s providing intelligence and conducting operations against Egyptian military scientists. He was arrested by Egypt in 1965, and subsequently repatriated to Israel in a prisoner exchange.