About: Colin Grazier

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Colin Grazier, GC (7 May 1920 – 30 October 1942) was a sailor in the Royal Navy who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" which he displayed on 30 October 1942 in action in the eastern Mediterranean when capturing codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559.

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  • Colin Grazier, GC (7 May 1920 – 30 October 1942) was a sailor in the Royal Navy who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" which he displayed on 30 October 1942 in action in the eastern Mediterranean when capturing codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559. (en)
  • Colin Grazier, GC (* 7. Mai 1920 in Tamworth; † 30. Oktober 1942 im Mittelmeer) war im Zweiten Weltkrieg ein britischer Seemann. Durch heldenhafte Erbeutung streng geheimer Enigma-Schlüsselunterlagen, bei der er den Tod fand, beeinflusste er den Verlauf des Krieges. (de)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Second World War * Mediterranean and Middle East theatre ** Mediterranean War *** Sinking of German submarine U-559 (en)
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  • Two Gates, Staffordshire, England (en)
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  • Grazier, as depcited on the memorial in Tamworth (en)
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  • Colin Grazier (en)
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  • Colin Grazier, GC (7 May 1920 – 30 October 1942) was a sailor in the Royal Navy who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" which he displayed on 30 October 1942 in action in the eastern Mediterranean when capturing codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559. (en)
  • Colin Grazier, GC (* 7. Mai 1920 in Tamworth; † 30. Oktober 1942 im Mittelmeer) war im Zweiten Weltkrieg ein britischer Seemann. Durch heldenhafte Erbeutung streng geheimer Enigma-Schlüsselunterlagen, bei der er den Tod fand, beeinflusste er den Verlauf des Krieges. (de)
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  • Colin Grazier (en)
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