John Amery (14 March 1912 – 19 December 1945) was a pro-Nazi British fascist who during World War II proposed to the Wehrmacht formation of a British volunteer force (that rapidly became a small unit, the British Free Corps, based in Germany), as well as making recruitment efforts and propaganda broadcasts for Nazi Germany. He later gave direct support to Benito Mussolini. He was prosecuted by the British, plead guilty to eight counts of high treason, for which he was mandatorily sentenced to execution, seven months after the war in Europe ended.
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John Amery 14 March 1912 Chelsea, London, UK
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19 December 1945 (aged 33) Wandsworth Prison, London, England, UK
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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