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Jacques de Guelis SOE's Genial Giant - His Life, His War & His Untimely End (Paperback)
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Jacques de Guelis SOE's Genial Giant - His Life, His War & His Untimely End (Paperback)
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This account of the life of Jacques Vaillant de Guelis follows him
from his birth in Cardiff, through school and University and French
Military Service. Newly married he was recalled to France in 1939
and was assigned to a company of British engineers as liaison
officer until reportedly captured. He escaped via Dunkirk, only to
return to France a few days later. He retreated south, escaped over
the Pyrenees only to be caught again and flung into the Miranda del
Ebro Concentration camp. On his release he returned to England
where he was recruited by the fledgling SOE, after an interview
with Churchill. He became a familiar figure in Baker Street as a
recruiting and conducting officer until he was sent to France on a
fact- finding mission in 1941. A stay in Algiers in 1942-3 followed
when he took part in the liberation of Corsica before returning to
London and leading his 2nd mission to France in 1944. In 1945 he
joined SAARF and led his last mission to Germany which culminated
in collision with another vehicle when he was badly injured. He
died later as a result
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