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'''Douglas Berneville-Claye''' was a [[catholic]] and [[traitor]] for the [[UK]] during [[Woalr War II]]. He waqs a member of the |
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⚫ | [[British Freikorps]] (BFC) and had a penchant for fraud, theft, embellishment and the ability to pass himself off as something he wasn't. Having been booted out of the [[RAF]], he ended up as a commander with the [[Special Air Service|SAS]] in the Middle East where he was branded as "useless" and "dangerous" by his comrades, and eventually refused to conduct operations with him. He was captured in 1942 by units of the [[Afrika Korps]] and taken to an Italian POW camp, which he claimed to have broken out of four times. He was then sent to [[Oflag]] 79 in [[Brunswick]] until removed for his own safety since the POWs had correctly identified him as a German informer. From that point until his appearance in Templin in March 1945, his record is a blank. Standing before the BFC, Berneville-Claye launched into a speech saying he was an earl's son, a captain in the [[Coldstream Guards]], and would collect two armoured cars to take the BFC into battle — even making the claim that the BFC would have no problems with the British authorities and that [[Great Britain]] was going to declare war on the Soviet Union in a few days. Cooper called Berneville-Claye's bluff; the officer took one of the BFC men with him as a driver and drove away. Berneville-Claye eventually changed into a SAS uniform while the driver took up farmers clothing, and they surrendered to the Allies. |
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== Weblinks == |
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*[http://www.feldgrau.com/wssbf.html Information on the BFC ifrom www.feldgrau.com] |
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*[http://members.aol.com/sturmpnzr/BFC.html Private site on the Britische Freikorps] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1898942.stm Artikel der BBC über Douglas Berneville-Claye] |
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[[en:British Free Corps]] |
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[[fr:SS British Free Corps]] |
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[[he:החיל הבריטי החופשי]] |
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Revision as of 09:38, 23 November 2007
Douglas Berneville-Claye was a catholic and traitor for the UK during Woalr War II. He waqs a member of the British Freikorps (BFC) and had a penchant for fraud, theft, embellishment and the ability to pass himself off as something he wasn't. Having been booted out of the RAF, he ended up as a commander with the SAS in the Middle East where he was branded as "useless" and "dangerous" by his comrades, and eventually refused to conduct operations with him. He was captured in 1942 by units of the Afrika Korps and taken to an Italian POW camp, which he claimed to have broken out of four times. He was then sent to Oflag 79 in Brunswick until removed for his own safety since the POWs had correctly identified him as a German informer. From that point until his appearance in Templin in March 1945, his record is a blank. Standing before the BFC, Berneville-Claye launched into a speech saying he was an earl's son, a captain in the Coldstream Guards, and would collect two armoured cars to take the BFC into battle — even making the claim that the BFC would have no problems with the British authorities and that Great Britain was going to declare war on the Soviet Union in a few days. Cooper called Berneville-Claye's bluff; the officer took one of the BFC men with him as a driver and drove away. Berneville-Claye eventually changed into a SAS uniform while the driver took up farmers clothing, and they surrendered to the Allies.
Weblinks
- Information on the BFC ifrom www.feldgrau.com
- Private site on the Britische Freikorps
- Artikel der BBC über Douglas Berneville-Claye
Kategorie:Ausländische Freiwilligeneinheit der SS