De Gaulle realized immediately after Maximillian's disappearance that the man had been a spy. However, he completely misunderstood who had infiltrated his ranks. Believing the man he knew as "Axel" as having been sent from one of the other warlord factions and not the German Reich.
But the fact remained, he had been compromised. His location? Known to an unknown enemy. His plans to assassinate the second in command of the National Restoration Government? Also known by the same enemy.
Because of this, the plan was immediately aborted, the headquarters abandoned, and relocated. In any reasonable circumstance, this would be more than enough to shake a rival intent on knowing what he and his faction were up to.
