S4 E22 The Ghost Army of Juan Pujol

In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, you’re stepping into one of the most unbelievable true stories of the Second World War—an operation so absurd, so intricate, and so effective that it reshaped the outcome of D-Day. This is the real history of Juan Pujol García: the failed poultry farmer who built an entire spy network out of thin air, convinced the Nazi High Command he was their greatest agent, and helped save tens of thousands of Allied lives using nothing but nerve, imagination, and a talent for lying.

You’ll follow Pujol from the chaos of the Spanish Civil War to the cafés of Lisbon, where he created a fantasy Britain detailed enough to fool the Abwehr. You’ll meet the fake agents he invented, the MI5 handlers who recognised his genius, and the ghost army he helped conjure for Operation Fortitude—the deception that kept German forces pinned in Calais while the real invasion hit Normandy.

This is the truth behind Agent Garbo: the man awarded honours by both Nazi Germany and the British Crown, the only double agent to become a legend on both sides of the same war. No guns. No gadgets. Just one ordinary man who refused to accept the rise of fascism and used pure audacity to bend history.

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Settle in—this is one of the most extraordinary wartime stories ever told.

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Step into the shadows of the past—where truth is more disturbing than fiction. The Dark History Podcast drags the forgotten, the forbidden, and the downright horrifying stories of our world into the light. From blood-soaked streets of Victorian London to the twisted minds of history’s most ruthless figures, every episode plunges you into an immersive narrative built on meticulous research and haunting detail.

Hosted by Rob Bradley, Dark History doesn’t just tell stories—it makes you feel them. Each episode unravels real events that shaped our world in ways you were never taught, told through vivid storytelling that grips you from the first word to the last breath.

History isn’t always written by the victors. Sometimes, it’s whispered from the gallows, buried beneath ruins, or etched in blood.

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