SOE versus Gestapo - Francis Suttill

SOE AGAINST GESTAPO — FRANCIS SUTTILL

Paris, June 1943. The Prosper network, the most important SOE network in France, collapses in a few days. Hundreds of agents are arrested. Major Francis Suttill disappears into the Gestapo during the night.

Francis Suttill Jr. recounts the tragic story of his father, Major Francis Suttill, head of the Prosper network, and the relentless struggle led by Churchill’s SOE (Special Operations Executive) against the Nazi Gestapo. A narrative based on unpublished archives, revealing the behind-the-scenes of the secret war in occupied France. Translation by Pierre Chambrin.

An essential analysis to understand the crucial role of the British SOE in the French Resistance and the sacrifices of the secret agents who prepared the liberation.

KEY POINTS OF THIS BOOK

• Major Francis Suttill and the Prosper network: organization, arms parachuting, and sabotage
• The ruthless Gestapo hunt and the collapse of the network in June 1943
• The deportation and execution of Suttill at Sachsenhausen camp
• Tensions between the SOE and Free France: Churchill, de Gaulle, and the preparation of the Landing
• A narrative based on unpublished archives, written by Major Suttill’s son

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