1919 - 1945
John Godwin (Royal Navy officer) British Military
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| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Godwin
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| Alternative Name |
John Godwin
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| Birthday |
13th December, 1919
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| Birthplace |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Died |
2nd February, 1945
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| Place of Death |
Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Oranienburg, Germany
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Christian
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
British
|
| Occupation |
Military
|
Temporary Lieutenant John Godwin, RNVR (13 December 1919 – 2 February 1945) was a British naval officer. Born and brought up in Argentina, he took part in a raid named Operation Checkmate on Axis shipping near Haugesund, north of Stavanger, Norway. His party managed to sink a minesweeper and a number of steamers using limpet mines, but he was eventually captured with the rest of his party, a commando sergeant, two Naval Petty Officers and three seamen. Initially they were held in Grini concentration camp. This was the same camp where, in January 1943, the Germans executed five commando survivors of Operation Freshman. However, Godwin and his comrades were not executed at Grini, but instead sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where contrary to the Geneva Convention, they were forced to march 30 miles a day on cobbles testing army boots.
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