Marc H. Stevens - Escape, Evasion and Revenge: The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a POW
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A truly remarkable story . . . Marc Stevens has produced a fitting tribute to his father . . . who played a full part in the defeat of Nazi Germany. HistoryOfWar.org
Peter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He completed twenty-two missions before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Nazis in September 1941. To escape became his raison dtre and his great advantage was that he was in his native country. He was recaptured after each of his several escapes, but the Nazis never realized his true identity. He took part in the logistics and planning of several major breakouts, including The Great Escape, but was never successful in getting back to England. After liberation, when the true nature of his exploits came to light, he was awarded the Military Cross. He then served as a British spy at the beginning of the Cold War before emigrating to Canada to resume a normal life.
This is the story of a heavily conflicted young man, alone in a world that is in the midst of destruction. He is afforded an opportunity to help his persecuted people to obtain a small measure of revenge. It is at once a sad yet uplifting tale of thankless and unheralded heroism.
This is a wartime career that would make any son proud, but Stevens real triumph is in writing a biography that will satisfy the most discerning historian. National Defence Journal
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M y research began and ended at the National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) in Kew, London. Its collection of historic documents going back hundreds of years was a revelation for me, and in 1988 it opened my eyes as to what might be possible for my research. It took me many visits over an eighteen-year span, but I finally found everything necessary to write this book. All the documents at the National Archives are crown copyright, as are all their sources that I cite below.
The brilliant research of books by Charles Rollings and Oliver Clutton-Brock inspired me. These two men are some of the most knowledgeable (and helpful) sources concerning the Second World Wars Commonwealth and Allied prisoners of war.
Other books, mainly the memoirs of heroes such as Bill Tex Ash, Wings Day, Jimmy James, Mike Lewis, and Oliver Philpot, became my constant companions. It is indeed an honour for me to have met, or at least spoken briefly with, most of these men. Their stories make for incredible reading and illustrate the clarity of their thought and their knowledge that what they did was for the greater good. Their sacrifices and courage are humbling to those of us who have never served.
Many people have helped me during this arduous journey over the last fifteen or so years. Wing Commander Mike Lewis met Dad as a fresh prisoner of war in Holland and escaped with him from a heavily guarded German train. Decades later he had to put up with my incessant questioning about wartime flying and aircraft (although I am a licensed glider pilot) and about squadron life and being a prisoner of war. He became in essence my technical expert and fact-checker. My late aunt Trude Hein inspired me with the story of her sad and lonely life. Marianne Fedunkiw made me believe that I could indeed write this story. Mark Herron supported me in ways that only a best friend can. Steve Martin, who likely has the worlds largest collection of Great Escape-related artefacts, met with me at Sagan in 2005, and explained to me the lay of the land of Stalag Luft III, while inspiring me to continue my writing efforts.
Several members of my extended family assisted me. John Selby, a distant cousin in England, at our first meeting at my aunts funeral told me to WRITE IT! and helped with hours of additional last-minute research in London. Alison Wertheimer, another distant cousin and an author, whom I also met at Aunt Trudes funeral, also urged me: WRITE IT! Brigitte and Nick Beer, also distant cousins, shared an interest in our familys German genealogy.
Dr Peter Schulze, a historian in Hanover, Germany, spent many years producing a catalogue of all the Jewish inhabitants of my fathers hometown. It is an incredibly helpful document for people seeking to trace their Hanoverian family roots. I am extremely grateful as well for the day he spent with me in September 2005, leading me on a tour of the graves of my Jewish ancestors. It was a very moving experience, to meet a side of the family that had been previously unknown to me.
Douglas Radcliffe of the Bomber Command Association at the RAF Museum assisted me early on with advice and motivation on how to search for all the information on Dads wartime service and then to compile it.
John Parry edited a complex manuscript through extremely trying personal times.
My mother did everything possible to dissuade me from writing this book. As with most parents exhortations to their children, her attempts at persuasion had exactly the opposite effect.
To them all: thank you!
Mission Debriefing Reports and Squadron Records
National Archives, Kew, London, England Crown Copyright
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