Stefan Rosenberg (November 6, 1915 - December 16, 1960), also known famously by his code name Nimrod and as Stephen Rigby, was a German born British World War II super agent. He is a major part of the plot of The Missing Klink, though he is mentioned only by his code name, and does not appear in the episode. He was a master spy from the X-troops, which were lead by Lord Mountbatten.
It was a division so secret, that only a few in the military were even aware it existed. His daring mission was to convince Hitler that the Allies would land in Calais. Given the code name "Nimrod," he had to keep the Nazis from Normandy or risk not only his life, but also the future of the entire free world. Born Stefan Rosenberg in Frankfurt, he became a British national shortly after the beginning of the First World War. He was the perfect undercover plant, loyal to the British, but passably German. The intelligence arm of the British military changed him into Stephen Rigby. He prepared for his role for months, practicing his German, learning to look left and not right when he stepped into the street, perfecting every aspect of his fictitious existence.
He went into France before the invasion, disguised as a German field agent posing as a French resistance fighter, under the name Stephane Dubillier. When the Germans brought him in, he had to convince them that he was neither English, nor French, but a German posing as both.
He died on December 16, 1960, of unknown causes. He was buried in Friedhof Ottakring Cemetery, in Ottakring, the 16th district of Vienna, Austria.
External Links[]
- Stefan Rosenberg - Find a Grave
- Code Name Nimrod - by James Leasor - A book about Nimrod/Stefan Rosenberg