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Peter Morland Churchill, DSO (14 January 1909 – 1 May 1972) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer in France during the Second World War. His wartime operations, which resulted in his capture and imprisonment in German concentration camps , and his subsequent marriage to fellow SOE officer, Odette Sansom ...
2 de may. de 1972 · PARIS, May 1 —Peter Mor land Churchill, a British hero of the Resistance in France against German occupation in World War II, died today of cancer at Cannes. He was 63 years old. Mr....
18 de mar. de 2015 · Peter Churchill, a former SOE agent, used his name to save his life and that of his wife Odette Sansom, who was a French resistance fighter. He was a 62nd cousin of Winston Churchill and a Special Operations Executive colleague of his. Learn more about his wartime exploits, his books, and his legacy.
Peter Churchill. Peter Churchill, the son of a consular officer, was born in Amsterdam on 14th January, 1909. He attended Cambridge University where he was an outstanding athlete and played for his country at hockey. During the Second World War he became an intelligence officer and eventually joined the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Peter Morland Churchill, DSO (14 de enero de 1909 – 1 de mayo de 1972) fue un oficial del Ejecutivo de Operaciones Especiales (SOE) británico en Francia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Peter carried out three missions, spending 225 days in enemy territory. Finally captured, he spent over two years in captivity. After the war he wrote four novels based on his wartime experiences. Reviewing his second book, The Daily Herald wrote: “Now Peter Churchill wrote one of the best spy books of all time”.
3 de feb. de 2019 · Peter Churchill and Odette Sansom were part of a highly successful team of spies and resistance fighters. When he made a perilous nighttime drop, she was there to meet him. Larry Loftis. Updated...