Abducting a general : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete
Fermor, Patrick Leigh2014
Books, Manuscripts
One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped and took control of Kreipe's car, drove through 22 German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island.
Abducting a general : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete / Patrick Leigh Fermor.
London : John Murray, 2014.
xxix, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Includes index.
9781444796582 (hbk)
940.54214959
English
Fermor, Patrick Leigh -- Career in Special OperationsMoss, W. Stanley (William Stanley), 1921- -- Career in Special OperationsKreipe, Karl -- Kidnapping, 1944Great Britain. Special Operations ExecutiveWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Greece -- CreteWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Greece -- CreteWarfare and Defence
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