George Grimson
Military Person
Who is George Grimson?
George Grimson was an N.C.O. in the R.A.F. during the Second World War. He was captured and subsequently imprisoned in a succession of P.O.W. camps in Germany. As a prisoner in Stalag Luft VI he was involved in the Tally-Ho network, whose acquisition of German uniforms, passes and ration cards from suborned guards enabled Grimson to escape from the camp in February 1944 dressed as a German soldier. He travelled to Danzig where he renewed contact with the Polish underground. Grimson organised a courier system, using Germans on the Tally-Ho payroll, and he travelled extensively through north-eastern Germany maintaining contact with the camp and even on occasion returning to its vicinity. Later Grimson was employed as a boatman in Danzig harbour, in which job he was able to pass escapees onto Swedish vessels. George assisted two of his fellow RAF NCOs to escape to England via the underground escape route that he established.
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