Escape lines through France.

Oldleg · Jan 20, 2016

I have a copy f Baskette's E&E report, very interesting.

TriciaF · Jan 20, 2016

Oldleg - you mentioned the beach at Plouha - have you seen this book?
http://www.amazon.fr/maison-dalphonse-REMY/dp/B003X1AMTM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1453298075&sr=8-7&keywords=Remy+La+Maison+d%27Alphonse
Remy wrote a sequel - Autour de la Plage de Bonaparte. Both available on Amazon but expensive. I found them in the local library.

Fred Wilson · Jan 27, 2016

Interesting Facebook feed today for sure!
From: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalBomberCommandCentre/posts/1111874978864744

http://escape-maps.com/

Oldleg · Jan 28, 2016

ritsonvaljos said:

Bon soir, Oldleg,

There is a piece about Mme. Huguette Verhague's Resistance activities during the summer of 1944 in "RAF Evaders" by Oliver Clutton-Brock (2009), p. 308 - 309. Have you come across this book?

Part of Mr Clutton-Brock's account of the events involving Mme. Verhague is based upon the wartime testimonies of the following two Allied airmen:

1. F/Lt. H.J. Nixon, RCAF, shot down near Grainville (Eure),

and

2. 2nd Lt. Theodore R. Baskette, USAAF, shot down on 14 June 1944 while flying a B-17.

It seems the said Mme Verhague spoke good German and " ... did her bit by talking with the German troops ... and doing her best to lower their morale".

Mr Clutton-Brock also quotes F/Lt. Nixon's high opinion of Mme Verhague: "I have never met a woman of such sublime courage and daring".

(Both quotes from p. 309 in Oliver Clutton-Brock's book).

If you are interested in reading F/Lt. Nixon's interview, which was at Bayeux (Calvados) on 1 September 1944, from the index in "RAF Evaders" the UK National Archives reference looks to be: 3350 / 1123 (IS9/WEA/MB/1123). Perhaps another 'WW2 Talk' member could assist you to obtain a copy of this?

Bon courage !
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Rits, thanks for the info on the book. It has now been ordered!!!! Looking forward to reading about her and thoose she helped!!

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