'He claimed to be descended from Hungarian nobility, was fond of vivid silk dressing gowns and spoke to the spirits while flourishing a large cigar. But during the Second World War, the outlandish figure of Louis de Wohl was taken seriously by the British secret service, who believed he could cast light on what German astrologers were saying to Hitler.
'Now new evidence unearthed by MI5 historian Professor Christopher Andrew shows the British also used de Wohl as a weapon in the propaganda war to persuade the US to enter the war.
'Professor Andrew said de Wohl, who claimed to have inside knowledge of Hitler's astrological advisers, was consulted in 1940 about the most likely date for an invasion of Britain.' (Scotsman article).
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