Jean Savy

Jean Savy
Nickname(s)	Savy
Born	4 December 1906 Sarceles, France
Died	unknown
Allegiance	United Kingdom, France
Service/branch	Special Operations Executive French Army
Years of service	1943-45
Unit	Wizard

Jean Savy (b. 4 December 1906 - d. unknown) was a French citizen and a commander in the French army.

Jean Millet was born in Sarcelles, Seine-et-Oise, France on 4 December 1906. He attended l'Ecole des Science Politique in Paris and read Law. After completing his studies, he practiced Law.

Millet was interviewed by Colonel Buckmaster and was recruited by the Special Operations Executive. Jean Millet was given his pseudonym Jean Savy.

The main brief by the SOE was to form an organisation for the furnishing of safe houses for the reception of teams of British officers after D-Day.

Savy worked undercover as a solicitor in Paris and rented an office from a Monsieur Gieules (aka "Marcellin"). The Gestapo was aware of this. One night in a brave act of courage, Gieules raced from his office to the Métro station where Jean Savy was about to descend and informed him that the Gestapo was waiting for him.

On the 19/20 July 1943 Savy and Antelme, both now hunted, were expatriated from France by Lysander operation near Tour (Tours?). Meanwhile, Monsieur Gieules had been arrested and deported to Mittelbau-Dora, a concentration camp.

After the arrests of Madeleine Damerment, France Antelme and Lionel Lee in February 1944, Jean Savy volunteered to return to France. On 2 March 1944 he arrived near Châteauroux and was received by 'Greyhound'. Savy was accompanied by Jacqueline Nearne's sister Eileen Nearne (ROSE) as his wireless operator. Savy was on a particularly dangerous mission. He was to form a large and widespread organisation, the establishment and arrangement for the reception and utilisation of uniformed teams to be sent into France by parachute on and after D-Day.

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