Georges Delfanne
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Georges Delfanne, called Christian Masuy (22 January 1913, Brussels
- 1 October 1947) was a Belgian collaborator and spy during the German occupation in World War II
.
militant and gained the confidence of Léon Degrelle
(later a general in the Waffen SS). In the 1930s, he got Jews out of Germany in return for money but was in the process arrested in Cologne
and recruited by the German intelligence services.
Arriving in France in 1940, he bought the services of the spies Jacques Doriot
and Marcel Bucard
, becoming their handler. Under the occupation, he became an auxiliary of the Gestapo in France, sometimes presenting himself as "head of counter-espionage" in his sector. He infiltrated or organised the infiltration of French Resistance
networks, notably the Parsifal and Défense de la France networks, and arrested more than 800 Resistance workers, some of whom he interrogated and tortured, notably Simone Michel-Lévy
.
At the end of the war, he fled to Spain but was tracked down by the Americans, tried in France, condemned to death and shot by firing squad on 1 October 1947 at Fort de Montrouge (Hauts-de-Seine
).
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
- 1 October 1947) was a Belgian collaborator and spy during the German occupation in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Life
Prior to the war, Delfanne was a far-right RexistRexism
Rexism was a fascist political movement in the first half of the 20th century in Belgium.It was the ideology of the Rexist Party , officially called Rex, founded in 1930 by Léon Degrelle, a Walloon...
militant and gained the confidence of Léon Degrelle
Léon Degrelle
Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle was a Walloon Belgian politician, who founded Rexism and later joined the Waffen SS which were front-line troops in the fight against the Soviet Union...
(later a general in the Waffen SS). In the 1930s, he got Jews out of Germany in return for money but was in the process arrested in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and recruited by the German intelligence services.
Arriving in France in 1940, he bought the services of the spies Jacques Doriot
Jacques Doriot
Jacques Doriot was a French politician prior to and during World War II. He began as a Communist but then turned Fascist.-Early life and politics:...
and Marcel Bucard
Marcel Bucard
Marcel Bucard was a French Fascist politician.Early career=...
, becoming their handler. Under the occupation, he became an auxiliary of the Gestapo in France, sometimes presenting himself as "head of counter-espionage" in his sector. He infiltrated or organised the infiltration of French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
networks, notably the Parsifal and Défense de la France networks, and arrested more than 800 Resistance workers, some of whom he interrogated and tortured, notably Simone Michel-Lévy
Simone Michel-Lévy
Simone Michel-Lévy was a French Resistance worker. She had several pseudonyms - Emma, Françoise, Madame Royale, Mademoiselle Flaubert or Madame Bertrand - and is one of 6 female compagnons de la Libération .-Life:Joining the staff of the PTT in 1924, she was allowed into the...
.
At the end of the war, he fled to Spain but was tracked down by the Americans, tried in France, condemned to death and shot by firing squad on 1 October 1947 at Fort de Montrouge (Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
).