Peter Churchill
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Peter Churchill was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during World War II, known for his clandestine missions in occupied France and his partnership with fellow agent Odette Sansom.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Special Operations Executive agent
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human ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Gestapo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
"Duel of Wits"
NERFINISHED
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"The Spirit in the Cage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Légion d'honneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clandestine operations
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espionage ⓘ resistance liaison ⓘ sabotage operations ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf | F Section of the Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | operations in Nazi-occupied France ⓘ |
| notableAssociate | Odette Sansom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clandestine missions in occupied France
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leadership of SOE networks in southern France ⓘ partnership with Odette Sansom ⓘ surviving imprisonment by the Gestapo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
SOE operations in the Alps region of France
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SOE operations in the French Riviera region ⓘ book "Duel of Wits" NERFINISHED ⓘ book "The Spirit in the Cage" NERFINISHED ⓘ clandestine missions in occupied France ⓘ coordination of resistance networks in France ⓘ evacuation of agents and downed airmen from France ⓘ mission code-named INTERALLIÉ ⓘ mission code-named SPINDLE ⓘ organising arms and supplies drops in France ⓘ support of French Resistance groups ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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secret agent ⓘ |
| participantIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partner | Odette Sansom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Dachau concentration camp
NERFINISHED
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Flossenbürg concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresnes Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ Innsbruck prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Odette Sansom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warCrimeStatus | prisoner of war ⓘ |
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