Hugh Pollard (intelligence officer)
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title:
Hugh Pollard (intelligence officer)
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Major Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard was an author, journalist, adventurer, firearms expert, and a British SOE officer. He is chiefly known for his intelligence work during the Irish War of Independence and for the events of July 1936, when he and Cecil Bebb flew General Francisco Franco from the Canary Islands to Morocco, thereby helping to trigger the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. He served his country in both World Wars and was the author of many published works on weaponry, in particular
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British intelligence officer and author
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Pollard_(intelligence_officer)
date created:
2009-10-28T15:53:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:26:47Z
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