The spies were then given a choice of betraying their Nazi leaders or facing the firing squad.
For hanging was the punishment at the time.
A firing squad is, when used, a military punishment, not one for civilian spies even in time of war.
Update: so, someone dares to contradict me in the comments, eh?
Yes, one was shot in the Tower.
All of the others were turned or hanged after civilian trials.
Yah Boo!
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1 So Much For Subtlety // Dec 28, 2011 at 10:55 am
Tragic. Because the other thing the Telegraph used to know about, apart from Bongobongo Land, was executions. And World War Two I suppose.
Oh tempora. Which is kind of nice if they use good oil.
2 Jim Keenan // Dec 28, 2011 at 11:25 am
Actually they were shot, in the moat at the Tower of London no less. Military trials, military sentences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London
3 Jim Keenan // Dec 28, 2011 at 11:28 am
Josef Jakobs was the last person executed at The Tower of London on 15 August 1941. He was shot by a firing squad composed of soldiers from the Scots Guards.
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/the_tower.htm
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