Jean Savy was a French citizen and a commander in the French army.
11 Facts About Jean Savy
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William Jean Savy was born in Sarcelles, Seine-et-Oise, France on 4 December 1906.
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Jean Savy attended l'Ecole des Science Politique in Paris and read Law.
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Jean Savy worked undercover as a solicitor in Paris and rented an office from a Monsieur Gieules.
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One night in a brave act of courage, Gieules raced from his office to the Metro station where Jean Savy was about to descend and informed him that the Gestapo was waiting for him.
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Jean Savy was accompanied by Jacqueline Nearne's sister Eileen Nearne as his wireless operator.
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Jean Savy was to form a large and widespread organisation, the establishment and arrangement for the reception and utilisation of uniformed teams to be sent into France by parachute on and after D-Day.
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Jean Savy was a prominent figure in French legal circles and very well known, in addition he suffered from a badly disfigured arm, which rendered him conspicuous.
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Jean Savy's information was about a large secret ammunition dump in stone quarries at Saint Leu d'Esserent.
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Jean Savy had discovered precise details of its site and, more important of its content: 2000 V1 rockets, ready to fire.
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Jean Savy was appointed as a member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, the Croix de Guerre, and the Medaille de la Resistance by the French government.