Elvira Chaudoir

Elvira Chaudoir
Born
Elvira Concepción Josefina de la Fuente

1911 (1911)[1]
Died1996 (aged 84–85)
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
NationalityPeruvian
SpouseJean Chaudoir
Espionage activity
AllegianceUK
AgencyMI5, MI6
Service years1940-1945
CodenameCyril
Dorette
Bronx
OperationsDouble-Cross System, Operation Cockade, Operation Overlord

Elvira Concepción Josefina de la Fuente Chaudoir[2] (born 1911 – died January 1996) was a Peruvian socialite and a double-agent for the British Secret Intelligence Service during World War II.[1] Chaudoir's deceptive communications to the Abwehr are credited with preventing the 11th Panzer Division from reinforcing German forces at Normandy.[3]

  1. ^ a b "The double agent who hid D-Day from the Nazis: Elvira Chaudoir". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ Macintyre 2012, pp. 6
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference day was invoked but never defined (see the help page).