1 Terry: So we're in Berlin in 1940. How are we going to see Hitler?
1 Steve: Get arrested for being spies!
2 Terry: That's a ridiculous idea! Besides, none of us know anything about being a spy in World War II!
3 Jane Goodall: Ahem.
4 Terry: What? No way! You were, what, 6 years old in 1940!
4 Jane Goodall: I was Jane Freakin' Goodall.

It's always the ones you least suspect who make the best spies.

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2025-08-21 Rerun commentary: There is a recorded instance of a child as young as 6 years old serving in World War II. Sergei Aleshkov was adopted into the Soviet army following the deaths of his family. According to War History Online:

Sergei Aleshkov considered himself an assistant to Mikhail Vorobyov. He went to headquarters every morning and reported on his readiness to carry out new assignments. However, he didn’t partake in combat operations. Instead, he carried messages and delivered newspapers and letters to Red Army divisions. During battle, he offered his comrades water, cartridges and grenades.

Once, while delivering newspapers, Sergei noticed suspicious individuals in a haystack and reported them. It turned out that they were German artillery spotters who’d been hiding in the haystack with a walkie-talkie. They were quickly neutralized, and Sergei received gratitude from the Red Army command.

Later, during German shelling, the dugout for the 142nd Guards Infantry Regiment’s commander was destroyed. Nobody, except Sergei, saw Vorobyov under the rubble. Frightened, the child unsuccessfully tried to move the debris, before running for help. It was because of his actions that his father was saved, and he received the For Combat Merit medal.

With only a little generous interpretation, you could say that Sergei did indeed act as a spy for the Soviets against the Germans.