George Grimson
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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 (Gdansk
) 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.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. As a prisoner in Stalag Luft VI
Stalag Luft VI
Stalag Luft VI was a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II located near the town of Heydekrug, Memelland . It was the northernmost POW camp within the confines of the German Reich.-Camp history:...
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 (Gdansk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
) 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.