by Damien Lewis
Jellicoe, George, 2nd Earl Jellicoe 155–8, 162, 164, 174, 226, 227, 267, 274, 275, 278, 287, 309–10, 315, 316, 323, 340
‘Jellicoe’ Inflatable Intruders 353
Jenkins, Sergeant 261
Jerusalem, Palestine (Mandatory) 168–70
Jews 341
Jones, Ray 5, 9–18, 162, 165, 173, 175, 185, 188, 192, 193–4, 197–200, 203–7, 209, 212–13, 220, 221, 288
Junkers Ju-87 1, 11, 15, 17, 18, 40, 187, 191, 196, 199, 242, 246–8
Junkers Ju-88 1, 4–5, 15–17, 187, 191, 195–6, 197, 204, 303–4
Junkers transport aircraft 256
K Rations 6, 183
Kalavrita, Greece 252
Kalymnos, Greece 240
Karfopoulos, Cheritoc 184–5
Kastelli Airbase, Crete 1–20, 171, 186–96, 197–200, 203–8, 209
Kastelli Pediata, Crete 190
Kastro fort, Symi 235–6, 241–2, 244, 245–6
Katsikis, Lieutenant 267–70
Kavala, Greece 329
Kemp, Peter 112, 115
Kent 157
Kesselring, Albert 188
‘Killer School’, Jerusalem 168–70
Kingston, Sergeant 289, 294–5, 297–9, 300–3, 305
von Kleemann, Ulrich 246, 251, 256–7, 269, 278, 282, 283, 286, 305, 306–8
Knights of St John 235
Kokinoxos Ridge, Crete 180
Konios, Vasilis 182–3
Krakow, Poland 341
Kubelwagen 19, 346
Lagos, Nigeria 45, 50, 52, 55, 97, 100, 101
Lake Comacchio, Italy 350–61, 362–73, 374
Casone Agosta 355–7
Casone Caldiro 357–61, 362, 367, 370
Lake, Peter 89–90, 96
Lamonby, Kenneth 5, 172, 175, 176, 189, 201, 209, 213, 216, 217, 222
Lancashire Fusiliers 164
Lange, Adolf 287, 290
Lanz, Albrecht 136
Lapraik, Jock 234, 235, 241, 244, 246, 247, 250, 306–7
Las Jespellaire, Sark 141
Lassen, Anders 12, 37, 111, 375
1941
sails into Funchal Harbour with Maid Honour 24–5, 29, 31
apprehensive as suspected Vichy French ship approaches 35
makes ‘fish bombs’ 50
arrives in Nigeria with Maid Honour 51
given leading role in Operation Postmaster 60, 64, 67
boards and steals the Duchessa d’Aosta 78, 85, 87
appointed as Duchessa’s Second Officer 91–2
raising of Jolly Roger on Duchessa 93
receives officer’s commission 107
trains guerilla forces at Olokomeji, Nigeria; falls for local girl 107–8
attends March-Phillipps’ wedding 108
formation of Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) 110
shares room with Ian Warren 112
1942
trains with SSRF 114–17
petitions War Office to allow use of bow and arrow 116–17
plans to use German disguise on raids after Operation Dryad 127
mission to Berhou 129
takes weekend’s leave during Operation Aquatint 130, 134
death of Gus March-Phillipps 134–5
Operation Basalt on Sark 136, 138, 139–45, 146–8
awarded with Military Cross 152–4
knifes German sentry on Sark 13, 143, 153
1943
joins 1st SAS Regiment 155, 157–9
punches George Jellicoe in Tel Aviv bar 157
training for Operation Albumen 161–3, 166, 172–4
sails on Motor Launch to Crete 175–6
meets with Gregorius Hnarakis, marches to Kastelli Airbase 179–83
rests in vineyard, searched for by German soldiers 184–6
Kastelli Airbase mission 1–20, 186–94, 196, 197–200, 203–7, 209
lies low in cabbage field, helped by farmer 208, 212
angered by German reprisals 212–13, 225
helps Cretan partisans to escape German forces 214–15
capture of German sentries, firefight with German patrol 215–17
awarded bar for Military Cross 221
deaths of Geoffrey Appleyard, Graham Hayes and Kenneth Lamonby 221–2
formation of Levant Schooner Flotilla 226, 228–9
capture of Symi 232, 234–9
burns legs while sterilizing latrine, develops dysentery 237–8
adopts Pipo (Maltese terrier) 238–9
defence of Symi 241–6
returns to Symi after reoccupation by Italian troops 251–2
awarded third Military Cross 254
trims Pipo’s coat 259
Donald Grant joins raiding force 262
ambushes and kills Gestapo commander 263
1944
hoards gold sovereigns, drinking sessions in Beirut 259–60
sails to establish base in Gulf of Cos 258–65
raid on Halki 265, 266–74
accidently shot by Sean O’Reilly 270–4
recovers in hospital in Alexandria 274
George Jellicoe’s wedding, loses Pipo 275–7
colleagues worry about him ‘crapping out’ from stress 286
raid on Santorini 286–92, 293–305
awards Pipo SAS wings 306
liberation of Athens 310–15, 330
Scrumforce mission begins, traverses minefield 315, 316–17
gives biscuits to hungry children 318
confrontation between Wright, Holmes and Army Major 320–2
marches for Salonika, takes German prisoners en route 322–8
confrontation with ELAS leader 328–9
sneaks into Salonika with Mavrikis 330–2
sends ultimatum to the German commander in Salonika 333, 334
liberation of Salonika 334–43
1945
arrives in Italy 346–8
Operation Roast on Lake Comacchio 351–61, 362–8
death in Comacchio 368–73
posthumously awarded Victoria Cross 371, 375
Laversuch, Victor 58
Lebanon 226
Beirut 258, 260, 275–7
Leigh Fermor, Patrick 178–9, 183, 214, 217
Leros, Greek Islands 227, 233, 240, 257
Les Casquets, Channel Islands 117–29
Levant Schooner Flotilla 226, 228–9, 233–4
Lewes bombs 6, 9, 10, 171, 188, 192, 195, 196, 197–8, 200, 201, 206, 207, 280
Lewes, Jock 6
Lewis machineguns 22, 34
Liberator long-range bomber see Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Likomba 41, 52, 53, 64, 66, 69, 73–7, 78, 80, 82–3, 85, 87, 88–9, 91, 96, 100, 103, 107
Linton-on-Wharfe, Yorkshire 27
Lion of Leros 255; see also Pipo
Lippett, Richard 53–5, 61–3, 69–70, 72, 82–3, 90, 95, 96, 98–100, 104–6
Lisbon, Portugal 30
‘Little Pisser’ (Motor Torpedo Boat) 117–18, 119–21, 126, 131, 133, 136, 138, 142, 147, 148
Log Book For Yachts 23
London, England
Baker Street 37
Hyde Park Hotel 111
Londos, Andre 312
Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) 154, 166, 230
Longe, Desmond 79, 87, 91
Look 261, 315
Lower Romagna, Italy 349
Luft Dulag prison camp, Germany 132
Luftlande Infanterie-Division 184–5, 223
Luger P08 2, 8, 170, 203, 261, 262
Luhr, Frau 61, 89, 95
Luhr, Heinrich 55, 89, 95, 106
‘M’ 44, 46, 55, 57, 76, 88, 102, 135, 160
M1 Carbine rifle 175
‘Mädchen für Alles’ 4
Madeira, Portugal 24, 26, 29, 30–2
Maid Honour 21–35, 36–47, 48–52, 64, 66, 68, 80, 101, 110, 111–12, 160
malaria 105, 106
Malayan Emergency 376
Mann, Jack 166–8, 182, 253, 331, 344
sails into Funchal Harbour with Maid Honour 24, 26, 30, 31
apprehensive as suspected Vichy French ship approaches 33–5, 48–9
boarded and questioned by English ship 49–50
sails onward to Nigeria 50–2
receives photographs of Santa Isabel Harbour 55
trains local Nigerian recruits in guerilla warfare 56
asks General Giffard for extra men 57
meeting with Nigerian Governor Bernard Henry Bourdillon 58
prepares for crew Operation Postmaster 59, 60, 63–4, 66, 67
realises mistake has been made about time-zone in Fernando Po 70–1
boards and steals the Duchessa d’Aosta 78–80, 85, 91
appoints Lassen as Duchessa’s Second Officer 91–2
Nuneaton suffers engine trouble 92–3
anger at raising of Jolly Roger on Duchessa 93
HMS Violet not at rendezvous point 96–7
escorted by HMS Violet to Lagos 100, 103
informs ‘M’ of mission success 102
recommends Appleyard and Hayes for promotion 107
marries Marjorie Stewart 108
awarded Distinguished Service Order (DSO) 109
formation of Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) 110
trains recruits with SSRF 114–15
Operation Dryad 118–19, 123–6, 128
death at St Laurent-sur-Mer during Operation Aquatint 132–4
Mariani, Francesco 373
Markham, Reverend 62, 72
Maroulakis, Chrysanthos 236, 238, 251
Maschinengewehr 42 ‘Spandau’ 10, 20, 364–9, 371–2
Mavrikis, Jason 326, 328–31, 343
Mayne, Robert Blair 157
McKendrick, Robert 247
McLeod, Alec 324
Melos, Greek Islands 303
Messerschmitt fighter planes 1, 303
MI5 37
MI9 127, 148
Military Cross (MC) 109, 221, 254
Mills bombs 77, 120, 146, 206, 280, 295
mines 137, 316
Ministry of Economic Warfare 37
Model 24 Stielhandgranate 170
Molotov cocktails 337
Monastery of the Archangel Michael, Symi 236
Montcalm 33, 34, 49
Morrison, William 243–4
Morse code 182
mortars 22
mosquitoes 349, 350, 356
Moss, Bill Stanley 179
Motor Launches 175–6, 215–17, 260, 266, 271–2, 281, 285, 304, 316
Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) 117, 324; see also ‘Little Pisser’
Mouktari village, Crete 190
Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 129, 152–3
Müller, Friedrich-Wilhelm 223
Mundt, Chief Petty Officer 125, 127
Nacht und Nebel (Night and Fog) 47
nervenkrieg 258
Newington, District Commissioner 64, 66, 73, 75
Nicholson, Jack 112
training at Anderson Manor 112, 115
told by Sutherland to keep an eye on Lassen 159
Operation Albumen (Crete) 7, 8, 9, 12, 163, 173, 175, 181, 185, 188, 191–6, 198–200, 209–10, 212, 214, 220–1
raid on Santorini 288, 289, 295, 296, 298–9, 302–3
Operation Roast (Lake Comacchio) 354, 370
Niger River 94
Nigeria 45, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 62, 97, 100, 101, 105–6
Lagos 45, 50, 52, 55, 97, 100, 101
Olokomeji 56
Nisyros, Greek Islands 278–82
Nobel 808 6
North Africa 40, 154, 156, 166, 177, 324
Norway 38
Nuneaton 53, 60, 64–6, 68, 71, 72, 76, 82, 83, 87, 92–3, 97, 100, 102, 103
O’Reilly, Sean 162, 163, 173, 242, 264, 267–72, 276, 288–9, 293–6, 338, 354, 356, 367–8, 369, 370
Oerlikon cannon 123, 124
Official Secrets Act 37
Olokomeji, Nigeria 56
Omaha Beach 130, 131
Operation Albumen (Crete) 161–83, 184–96, 197–208, 209–24
German reprisals 209–14, 222–4
Operation Aquatint (St Laurent-sur-Mer) 130, 131–4
Operation Basalt (Sark) 136–45, 146–52, 158
Operation Dryad (Les Casquets) 117–30
Operation Husky (Italy) 160–3, 220–2, 348
Operation Menace (Senegal) 32–3, 49
Operation Postmaster (Fernando Po) 42, 51–9, 60–71, 72–84, 85–97, 98–110
blackmail of Governor Sorulace 54
Richard Lippett organises party for German and Italian officers 55
training of guerillas in Olokomeji, Nigeria 56
Bernard Henry Bourdillon provides extra men from Colonial Service 58
organisation of second party for German and Italian officers 61, 62–3
Reverend Markham agrees to give all-clear signal 62
Nuneaton nearly capsizes during training 65–6
Newington’s folbot capsizes, swims through shark infested waters 66–7
party for German and Italian officers goes ahead 69–70
realisation that mistake has been made about time-zone in Fernando Po 70–1
Lippett bribes engineer to shut Santa Isabel’s electricity off early 72
boarding of and stealing of Duchessa d’Aosta and Likomba 73–84, 85–9
Kapitan Specht confronts Peter Lake 89–90
Nuneaton suffers engine trouble 92–3
Binea investigates theft of ships 95–6
press reaction to theft of ships 98
Lippett interrogated by Captain Binea 98–100
ships escorted by HMS Violet to Lagos 100, 103
Lippett escapes to Nigeria 104–6
Operation Roast (Lake Comacchio) 351–61, 362–73, 374–5
Operation Undercut (Salonika) 329
Opoczynski, Abram ‘Orr’ 119, 128, 132, 133
ornithology 26
Palestine (Mandatory)
Athlit 162–8, 174, 228–32
Carmel hills 162–3
Château Pèlerin 162
Haifa 228, 233
Jerusalem 168–70
Tel Aviv 157
Papathanasion, Colonel 329
Patmos, Greek Islands 240
Patterson, Ian 278
Pedi Bay, Symi 232, 245, 246
Perkins, Frank ‘Buzz’ 27, 30, 64, 77, 82–3
Petit Dixcart, Sark 140, 142
PIAT anti-tank bazookas 332
pigeons, carrier 127
Pipo (Maltese terrier) 238–9, 255, 260–1, 266, 275, 276, 306, 323, 335, 346
Piraeus, Greece 311, 312
Piscopi, Greek Islands 236
‘Pistol Packing Momma’ (song) 336
Pittard, Frances 141–2, 151
planes
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle 222
Bristol Type 156
Beaufighter 257
Consolidated B-24
Liberator 155
Fieseler Fi-156 Storch 1, 194–5
Heinkel He-177 118
Junkers Ju-87 1, 11, 15, 18, 40, 187, 191, 196, 199, 242, 246–8
Junkers Ju-88 1, 4–5, 15–17, 187, 191, 195–6, 197, 204, 303–4
Junkers transport aircraft 256
Messerschmitt fighter planes 1, 303
plastic explosives 6, 77, 85, 200, 260, 280
Plimsolls 59
Po River, Italy 349
Poland 331
Krakow 341
Political Warfare Executive (PWE) 171–2, 211
Pomforce 316
Pomford, Douggie 162, 164, 217, 234–7
Poole, Dorset 25, 46
Portland, Dorset 120, 126, 148
Portugal 24, 26, 29, 30–2, 42
Lisbon 30
Madeira 24, 26, 29, 30–2
Potidaea, Greece 325
Priestley, Sergeant 273, 281, 287, 304
prison camps 132
Prout, Leslie 51, 64, 80–1, 86
Q-Boats 21
QF (quick-firing) Vickers cannon 22, 31, 34
radio communications 182, 209, 213–14, 299, 300
RAF see Royal Air Force
Raider Force HQ, Cairo 5, 181, 182, 213, 215, 218, 257, 262, 328
rations 6, 183
Compo Rations 6
K Rations 6, 183
Ravenna, Italy 348, 353
Red Cross 333
Red Devils 175
Rhodes, Greek Islands 233, 246, 251, 256, 257, 269, 279, 283, 284, 307
Roberts, Ted 370
Royal Air Force (RAF) 229, 241–2, 248, 309
4th Independent Parachute Battalion 316
74 Squadron, Fighter Command 240
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) 289
Royal Artillery 165
Royal Corps of Signals 166
Royal Marine Commandos 289, 324, 348, 375
Royal Navy 39, 45, 57, 109, 141
rucksacks 180–1
Russia 168, 328, 330, 331, 336
S-mines 137
Salonika, Greece 315, 322–3, 325–43
Hotel Mediterranean 341
Samos, Greek Islands 240
Santa Isabel Peak, Fernando Po 67, 92
Santa Isabel, Fernando Po 39–47, 51–9, 60–71, 72–84, 85–91, 92, 94–6
British Consulate 52, 54, 89–90, 96
Casino Restaurant 55, 62–3, 69, 72, 81
German Consulate 94
Valencia Restaurant 61
Santorini, Greek Islands 286–92, 293–305
Fira 291–2, 293–8, 299
Imerovigli headland 291, 299
Vourvolous 289, 290, 298, 299, 301
Sark, Channel Islands 12, 13, 136–45, 146–52
Dixcart Hotel 142, 147
Hog’s Back 138–40, 146
Las Jespellaire 141
Petit Dixcart 140, 142
SAS (Special Air Service) 6, 154–9, 160–7, 170, 371, 375–7
SBS (Special Boat Squadron) 230, 234, 262, 278, 283, 287, 288, 309, 311, 312, 314, 375, 377
Schmeisser (Maschinenpistole 40) 9, 170, 175, 293–4, 327, 334
Schnellbombers see Junkers Ju-88
Schofield, Charlie 241–2
Scotland 12
Scots Guards 282
Scrumforce 315–16, 328, 335
SD (Sicherheitsdienst) 151, 284
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) 37
Seligman, Adrian 273
Senegal 32–3, 49, 95
Serbia 331
Shanghai, China 28
‘Shanghai Style’ shooting 18, 29
sharks 67
Shirley, Judy 256
shooting
close-quarter 169
double- tap 19
Shanghai Style 18, 29
Sicily, Italy 161, 173, 220–2
Sierra Leone 51
Skiathos, Greek Islands 323, 324
Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) 110, 114, 127, 154
Smith & Wesson .38 revolver 169, 320