Franz von Rintelen (died 1949) was a German spy working in the United States during World War I. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Serbia Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf İsmail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties...

He came from a banking family with good connections in American banking. He spoke fluent English.

He was sent to the United States in 1915, while the U.S. was still technically neutral. His mission was to sabotage American ships carrying munitions and supplies to the Allies. Arriving in New York City, he posed as a businessman and set up a dummy corporation called Bridgeport Projectile, through which he purchased gunpowder, which he then destroyed. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

He worked with a technician to develop time-delayed incendiary devices known as pencil bombs, which were then placed in the holds of American ships to cause fires in the ships' holds so that the crew would throw the munitions overboard.

He also organized the Labor's National Peace Council to foster strikes to slow American aid to the Allies.

His work was largely successful and probably included some part in the Black Tom explosion in 1916. His colleagues were not all pleased with his success, and Franz von Papen (later Chancellor of Germany) sent a telegram to Berlin complaining about him. The telegram was intercepted and deciphered by British Naval Intelligence. As he sailed back to Germany on a neutral Dutch ship, he was captured at Southampton, England and interned in Atlanta, Georgia for three years. The Black Tom explosion of July 30, 1916 in Jersey City, New Jersey was an act of sabotage on American munition supplies by German agents to prevent the materials from being used by the Allies in World War I. // Black Tom Island, lying off a Jersey City pier. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German Catholic politician and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

He returned to Germany in 1920, a forgotten man. He moved to England, where he died.