Dusan dusko popov biography

Few people have ever have led a life as extraordinary or as impactful as did the Serb Dusan “Dusko” Popov (1912 – 1981), a World War II triple agent who was awarded medals by both the Germans and the British.

A mostly unsung and largely unrecognized hero, Popov played an oversized role in securing the success of the Allied invasion of Normandy. And he pulled it off in style: helping defeat the Nazis while running around living the dream life of playboys, partying it up in top notch night clubs and casinos with a bevy of beauties and famous actresses.

He managed that because he was blessed with an abundance of natural charm and smoothness, good looks that set hearts aflutter, plus an agreeable presence that just drew people to him.

That combination of charisma, coolness, wit and looks did not go unnoticed by a mid level British intelligence officer named Ian Fleming, who would go on after the war to create fi