Dusko Popov: The story of the creation of James Bond from a real double agent

Think of the main actors in the James Bond series. At the moment you are reminded of Shawn Connery, Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan or any other actor who has played in the James Bond series. In front of your eyes, maybe a favorite actor from the James Bond series is entering the casino after his familiar suit, and the hypnotist looks at him with fixed eyes and says, "My name is Popov, Dusko Popov."

No, these words are not in the James Bond series. The main actors in the series said to introduce themselves, "My name is Bond, James Bond." From this one sentence it is understood that the real life 'James Bond' has similarities with Dusco Popov.

Need to know beforehand, who is this Popov? Dusko Popov was a double agent during World War II. Who was born in the then Yugoslavia.

Dusco Popov was closely watched by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. When Popov was spying for Germany and Britain during World War II, Fleming was a special assistant to the director of Britain's Naval Intelligence. That's why he has taken part in the espionage mission more than once.

Fleming was born into a wealthy family. He worked in multiple professions before becoming a writer. After the war, his time-honored James Bond series began to be written.

In this series he recounts some of his personal experiences during the war in the form of fiction. The first of which was 'Casino Royale'.

The book was originally written in 1941 about various incidents involving Popov at Casino Astroriel in Portugal. Although Fleming never admitted it. However, it is thought that Dusko Popov's biography inspired Fleming to write the James Bond series.

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   *Popov's early life

Dusko Popov was born in 1912 into a wealthy family in present-day Serbia. He spent his childhood traveling on a family yacht in the Adriatic Sea. As he got older, he studied at some of the most prestigious institutions in Europe, as well as German, French and Italian.

Popov also spent some time in England. Her father enrolled her in a reputed school in Surrey. But he did not stay there long.

He was once caught by the teacher while smoking a cigarette. The teacher whipped him for that crime. Popov then snatched the cane from the teacher's hand and cut it into two pieces.

After returning to the country, Popov went to school and was admitted to the University of Belgrade. There he studied law. After earning a law degree, he decided to go to Germany for a doctorate. One of the aims was to become more proficient in the German language.

After coming to Germany, Popov was admitted to Freiburg University. There he was introduced to Johann Jebsen. Like Popov, Jebson was born into a wealthy family.

There were some similarities between the two of them. As a result, the two soon became close friends. Popov and Jebson are both addicted to sports cars and women.

Popov did not just fall in love with women because of money. He was quite interesting to watch. The look in her green eyes attracted any woman. Popov and Jebsen used to travel around the club one by one with women in their sports cars. Very soon they became known as playboys.

Apart from these, there were many similarities between Popov and Jebsen. They both hated the Nazis, who had just seized power in Germany.

Popov was often at odds with pro-Nazi students at Freiburg University. He also engaged in debates with them, which once came to the notice of Hitler's state spies.

When Popov was planning to leave Germany to celebrate his graduation in Paris in 1936, he was captured by the Gestapo.

Jebsen immediately called Popov's father and told him about the incident. Popov's father then, with the help of the Yugoslav government, released his son from Freiburg prison eight days later. He was put on a train in Switzerland

Jebsen was waiting for Popov on the train. Popov acknowledges his gratitude to his friend and promises he will repay the loan if ever there is a chance in life.

After returning from Germany, Popov focused on his legal business in Croatia. Then a telegram from friend Jebsen turned his life around.

He said in a telegram that German military intelligence had decided to join Abwehr. That's why he needs some help from Popov. The two later met at a hotel in Belgrade. There, Jebsen once again said that he had made the final decision. Because this is the only chance to be saved from fighting on the frontline.