Luis's character and his audacious deception operation was closely modeled on that of Joan Pujol Garcia code-named GARBO, who received both the Iron Cross Second Class for his services to the German war effort and an MBE from King George VI in 1944.
Luis's character and his audacious deception operation was closely modeled on that of Joan Pujol Garcia, code-named GARBO by the British, and ARABEL by the Germans. Uniquel he received both an Iron Cross, Second Class for his services to the German war effort (authorised by Hitler himself) and an MBE from King George VI in 1944.