Wolfgang Lotz
Wolfgang Lotz | |
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ולפגנג לוץ | |
Wolfgang Lotz with his son, Oded, in 1950 | |
| Born | 6 January 1921 Mannheim, Germany |
| Died | 13 May 1993 (aged 72) Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | Israel |
| Other names | Ze'ev Gur-Arie |
| Occupation | Spy |
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| Children | 1 (Oded Gur-Arie) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Rank | Major |
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| Other work | Sports department leader at Kaufhof department store, Munich |
Wolfgang Lotz (Hebrew: ולפגנג לוץ; 6 January 1921 – 13 May 1993), who later adopted the Hebrew name Ze'ev Gur-Arie, was an Israeli spy in Egypt during the 1960s providing intelligence and conducting operations against Egyptian military scientists. He was arrested by Egypt in 1965, and subsequently repatriated to Israel in a prisoner exchange.