Doug Collins (8 September 1920 – 29 September 2001) was a British-born Canadian journalist. He was also a figure of Canada's far-right and an alleged Holocaust denier.
At the start of World War II he joined the British Army. He was captured in the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940, later being awarded the Military Medal for bravery during this campaign.
During his four years as a prisoner of war, he made no fewer than ten escape attempts. He was able to ...
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Doug Collins (8 September 1920 – 29 September 2001) was a British-born Canadian journalist. He was also a figure of Canada's far-right and an alleged Holocaust denier.
At the start of World War II he joined the British Army. He was captured in the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940, later being awarded the Military Medal for bravery during this campaign.
During his four years as a prisoner of war, he made no fewer than ten escape attempts. He was able to escape from a German POW camp in Silesia and stealthily made his way to Hungary. After being captured there, he made another daring escape, this time making his way to Romania. There he was imprisoned once again, but when Romania capitulated in 1944, he was freed and returned to Britain, serving in combat with British forces in northwest Europe during the war's final months.
The exact nature of his exploits while a POW have not been without controversy, however, with some questioning the veracity of his numerous escapes from Nazi-controlled...
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