Giles Romilly (1916-1967)


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Name (English): Giles Romilly
Short name: Giles Romilly
Year of birth: 1916
Year of death: 1967
Short Description: "Giles Samuel Bertram Romilly, (19 September 1916 – 2 August 1967), was a journalist, Second World War POW, brother of Esmond Romilly, and nephew of Winston Churchill through his wife Clementine Churchill.

Romilly was educated at Wellington College and Oxford University, and then served as a war correspondent in both the Spanish Civil War and in the Second World War. He was captured in May 1940 in the Norwegian town of Narvik while reporting for the Daily Express.

Romilly was the first German prisoner to be classified as Prominente, prisoners regarded by Adolf Hitler to be of great value due to their relationships to prominent Allied political figures. Because of his importance to Hitler, Romilly was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C (Colditz Castle), from where escape was perceived to be almost impossible. Romilly lived in relative comfort with the other Prominente who would later join him at Colditz, although they were all watched 24 hours a day in case they should attempt to escape." - (en.wikipedia.org 21.02.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/02/21]