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Red Pat O’Leary es el nombre por el que se conoce a la sección de los servicios secretos del Reino Unido que actuó en Francia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que se especializó en la evasión de perseguidos por los nazis y, particularmente, de los aviadores aliados que caían sobre suelo francés ocupado.
The Pat O'Leary Line (also known as the Pat Line, the O'Leary Line, and the PAO Line) was a resistance organization in France during the Second World War. The Pat O'Leary escape line helped Allied soldiers and airmen stranded or shot down over occupied Europe evade capture by Nazi Germany and return to Great Britain.
Red Pat O’Leary es el nombre por el que se conoce a la sección de los servicios secretos del Reino Unido que actuó en Francia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que se especializó en la evasión de perseguidos por los nazis y, particularmente, de los aviadores aliados que caían sobre suelo francés ocupado.
The Pat Line, headquartered in Marseilles, was named after one of its commanders, Dr. Albert-Marie Edmond Guérisse (alias Pat O'Leary). Betrayed by a traitor in March 1943, Dr. Guérisse suffered brutal Gestapo torture, but did not reveal any names.
Major General Count Albert-Marie Edmond Guérisse GC, KBE, DSO (5 April 1911 – 26 March 1989) was a Belgian Resistance member who organized French and Belgian escape routes for downed Allied pilots during World War II under the alias of Patrick Albert "Pat" O'Leary, purportedly the name of a peace
Pat O'Leary was a Belgian doctor who became the leader of a safe-house in Marseille that helped escapers and evaders from the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied forces during World War II. He was also a commander of a submarine and a SOE agent who worked in France and Gibraltar. Learn about his role, routes, and legacy from this web page.
Pat O'Leary of the PAO Allied escape line - the 'Pat' or 'O'Leary' Line. From Dr. Guérisse to O'Leary RN. Guérisse was Médecin-Capitaine with a Belgian cavalry regiment during their eighteen day campaign in May 1940. He managed to escape to England through Dunkirk.
