Chandler, Geoffrey (Oral history)

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British officer served with King's Royal Rifle Corps in GB, 1942-1943; served with Political Warfare Executive in Egypt and Greece, 1944-1946; served with Anglo-Greek Information Service and Foreign Office in Greece, 1946-1947

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REEL 1 Background in Hampstead, GB, 1922-1942: family including service of father during First World War and Blitz; education including time in OTC; outbreak of war; university education. Aspects of army career, 7/1942-12/1943: joining King's Royal Rifle Corps; weapons training; lectures given; posting to York and Officers Cadet Training Unit; passing out parade; fitness; memories of fellow troops; period with 1st Motor Training Battalion; background to joining Political Warfare Executive; details of journey to Cairo. Aspects of period as officer with Political Warfare Executive in Egypt and Italy, 12/1943-9/1944: pattern of training; joining of Greek Section; instructors; leisure activities in Cairo; activities with unit; memories of colleagues; awareness of events in Greece; details of parachute and sabotage training at San Vito in Italy. REEL 2 Continues: accommodation; leisure activities; briefing from Special Operations Executive in Cairo; flight from Bari to Grevena. Aspects of operations as officer with Political Warfare Executive in Greece, 9/1944-1/1947: camouflage of plane; political situation in Greece; journey to Siatista; scenes in town; ambush against Germans; mistaken attack and capture by Greeks; reactions of civilians to situation; details of air drops; suspicions about ELAS; other Allied officers in Greece including communications; relationship with Americans; treatment of Italians in Greece; rations; increase in hostilities and start of fighting in Athens; setting up and evacuation of Headquarters in Kozani; movement to Salonica; reasons for fighting not breaking out in Salonica; leaflets dropped; situation in Salonica; accommodation; cessation of fighting in Athens; arrival of British tanks; posting with Anglo-Greek Information Service in Macedonia area; political situation in Greece; discussion on British presence in Greece. REEL 3 Continues: involvement in collecting arms from ELAS; backlash of right against left, 1945-1946; discussion on 1946 elections and plebiscite; discrimination against and protection given to political left wing. REEL 4 Continues: discussion of situation including opinion on plebiscite; impressions and work of journalists; involvement of Communists in Albania and Yugoslavia; demobilisation. Aspects of period as civilian in GB from 1947: return to university; return to Greece as journalist; opinion of American involvement in Greece; destruction of settlements; details of 1996 conference attended to record events of civil war.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Bailey, Roderick (Recorder)
Chandler, Geoffrey (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 2004-06-09
Dimensions: whole: Duration 120, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 26756

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Chandler, Geoffrey
British Army, Political Warfare Excutive
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31/5(41).1
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Private Papers of Sir Geoffrey Chandler CBE
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GB, England
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Winchester,Hants,UK
EG
EG & Cairo
IT
San Vito dei Normanni, Apulio, Italy
IT & Bari
GR
GR & Grevena
GR & Kozani
GR & Salonica

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