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Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (17 July 1913 – 30 October 1942), known as Tony Fasson, was a Royal Navy officer. He was posthumously awarded the George Cross "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" when on 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean Sea he captured codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559.

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  • Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (* 17. Juli 1913 in Lanton (Scottish Borders); † 30. Oktober 1942 im Mittelmeer), genannt Tony Fasson, war im Zweiten Weltkrieg ein britischer Marineoffizier. Durch heldenhafte Erbeutung streng geheimer Enigma-Schlüsselunterlagen, bei der er den Tod fand, beeinflusste er den Verlauf des Krieges. (de)
  • Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (17 July 1913 – 30 October 1942), known as Tony Fasson, was a Royal Navy officer. He was posthumously awarded the George Cross "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" when on 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean Sea he captured codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559. (en)
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  • Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (* 17. Juli 1913 in Lanton (Scottish Borders); † 30. Oktober 1942 im Mittelmeer), genannt Tony Fasson, war im Zweiten Weltkrieg ein britischer Marineoffizier. Durch heldenhafte Erbeutung streng geheimer Enigma-Schlüsselunterlagen, bei der er den Tod fand, beeinflusste er den Verlauf des Krieges. (de)
  • Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (17 July 1913 – 30 October 1942), known as Tony Fasson, was a Royal Navy officer. He was posthumously awarded the George Cross "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" when on 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean Sea he captured codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559. (en)
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