In 1939, as Europe was engulfed in war, Jacques Abtey, the Chief of France’s military intelligence service, went against the grain and recruited a highly unexpected spy – the American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker.

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Sources:
https://spyscape.com/article/josephine-baker-the-secret-life-of-a-diva-spy https://www.history.com/news/josephine-baker-world-war-ii-spy https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/siren-resistance-artistry-and-espionage-josephine-baker

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