Coward, Charles Joseph "Count of Auschwitz"
- Date of birth:
- January 30th, 1905 (United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- 1976 (Londen, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Quartermaster Battery Sergeant Major Coward acted as secret agent during the war and saved the lives of 400 Jewish captives.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Quartermaster Battery Sergeant Major
- Unit:
- Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- February 26th, 1965
British Hero of the Holocaust
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Quartermaster Battery Sergeant Major
- Unit:
- Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 2010
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Quartermaster Battery Sergeant Major
- Unit:
- Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
He is one of just two British recipients of this medal.
Sources
- - Smith, Heroes of the Holocaust Ordinary Britons who risked their lives (2012)
- The Righteous Among the Nations Database
- Salute those unsung heroes of the Holocaust | Martin Gilbert | The Guardian
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