Despina Storch

Despina Storch
Despina Storch, 1917
Born
Despina Davidovitch

1894 or 1895
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died30 March 1918
(aged 23–24)
Ellis Island, Jersey City and New York City
NationalityTurkish
Other names"Turkish Delight"
SpousePaul Storch
Espionage activity
Allegiance German Empire
 Ottoman Empire
CodenameMadame Nezie
CodenameMadame Hesketh
CodenameMadame Davidovitch
CodenameMadame Despina
CodenameBaroness de Bellville

Despina Storch or Despina Davidovitch Storch (1894 or 1895 – March 30, 1918) was an Ottoman Greek woman who was alleged to be a spy for Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Storch was later immortalized as "Turkish Delight", "Turkish beauty", and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature.[1][2]

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