Georg Franz Hein (aka RAF Squadron Leader Peter Stevens MC)
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N 52° 22.726 E 009° 45.125
32U E 551193 N 5803433
Stolperstein for Georg Franz Hein
Waymark Code: WMWKVR
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 09/16/2017
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Georg Franz Hein was sent by his widowed mother (Henni Hein) to safety in London in January, 1934. On 1 September 1939, he committed identity theft, stealing the identity of a dead London high school classmate (Peter Stevens). On 3 September 1939, he enlisted in the RAF as Peter Stevens, and became a bomber pilot. Shot down on 8 September 1941 after competing 22 combat operations, he was captured by the Nazis, and spent 3 years and 8 months as a POW in his own country, without any protection under the Geneva Convention. As a POW, he made 9 escape attempts, and later became one of only 69 members of the Royal Air Force to be awarded the Military Cross in WW2. Mentioned in over 20 books about POW escapers, including his biography, 'Escape, Evasion and Revenge: The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a POW'.
Year/Jahrgang: 01/10/1934
Deported to:
Fled to England in January, 1934.
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