In what war did the last execution take place in the British Tower of London?

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The last execution in the Tower of London took place on Thursday, Aug. 14, 1941, when Josef Jakobs, a German spy, was shot by an eight-man firing squad. Jakobs was taken to the old miniature .22 rifle range in the Tower's grounds, where the First World War spies had been shot, and placed in a brown Windsor chair (due to his damaged right leg) and a white lint target was then pinned on his chest over his heart. At 7.12am on 15 August 1941, an eight-man firing squad composed from members of The Holding Battalion, Scots Guards, shot Joseph Jakobs. The execution was witnessed by Lieutenant-Colonel C.R. Gerard, the Deputy Provost Marshal for the London District. http://www.trivia-library.com/b/famous-lasts-the-last-execution-in-the-tower-of-london.htm http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/josef_jakobs.htm Sep 16 09, 6:03 AM