| NAME | Leigh Fermor | Patrick Michael |
| RANK | IN GREECE & CRETE
Lt; Capt; Major |
ON DEMOB
Major; Lt Col (Hon) |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
N/K |
PRISONER
N/A |
| UNIT | IN GREECE (& ALBANIA)
Intelligence Corps (SOE) |
IN CRETE
Intelligence Corps & Special Operations Executive |
| ACTIVE
|
IN GREECE (& ALBANIA)
7 Jan – 1 May 1941 |
IN CRETE
(i) 4 May 41 – 29 May 41 (ii) 23 June 42 – 24 Sep 43 (iii) 4 Feb 44 – 14 May 44 |
| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
|
Caique to Crete | (i) HMS Orion to Alex
(ii) Caique with Italian Gen Carta (iii) Motor launch with German General Kreipe |
| POW CAMPS
|
IN GREECE
N/A |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
N/A |
| NOTES
1 Operated & liaised with Cretan Resistance units, 1942-44, see “Ill Met by Moonlight” 2 Honorary Citizen & Freedom of Kalamata 3 Past Patron of the Brotherhood of Veterans of the Greek Campaigns STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Patrick Leigh Fermor from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Patrick Leigh Fermor Pre Greece Patrick Leigh Fermor Greek Campaign Patrick Leigh Fermor Post Greece Patrick Leigh Fermor Post Script Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns. |
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