Churchill's White Rabbit
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23. One of the worst tragedies for Forest was the unknown musician who was arrested by the Gestapo because his telephone number appeared on a bank note in Forest’s wallet. The man was innocent, but probably perished in Gestapo hands.
24. Passy Métro station, Paris. The site of Forest’s disastrous arrest. (Copyright Mbzt/Wikimedia Commons)
25. Plaque commemorating the heroic Pierre Brossolette; he is still well remembered in French history and has a road named after him. (Copyright Mu/Wikimedia Commons)
26. Buchenwald inmates – Forest’s first sight of the people who he would be living with was an awful shock; they were little more than skeletons with skin. These individuals are slave labourers of multi-nationality. (By Permission of The National Archives)
27. Buchenwald Bodies – Forest’s grimmest task was gathering the dead; it was often overwhelming and each corpse had to be stripped before disposal. (Copyright Zairon/Wikimedia Commons)
28. The no-man’s-land Forest had to cross as the last portion of his escape attempt was all too reminiscent of the First World War. He did not make it across, being captured at the last minute by Germans.
29. Forest’s final bid for freedom involved running through a minefield with gunfire all around.
30.The Ian Fleming letter commenting on the amazing survival of Forest, and the picture of him on file. (By permission of The National Archives)
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