Fritz Lustig
Fritz Lustig (31 March 1919 - 18 December 2017) was a German-Jewish emigrant to England who enlisted in the British Army's Pioneer Corps during the Second World War but was transferred to the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre in 1943, where he eavesdropped on captured Axis officers at Latimer House and Wilton Park in Buckinghamshire, known then as "No 1 Distribution Centre" and "No 2 Distribution Centre" respectively.[1][2][3][4]
One of his two sons is the broadcaster Robin Lustig.[2] The other is Stephen, a music publisher.[2]
References
- ^ "Fritz Lustig". the Guardian.
- ^ a b c Fry, Helen (27 December 2017). "Fritz Lustig obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Fritz Lustig". The Times. 27 December 2017.
- ^ "BBC Interview With 97 Year Old Veteran Fritz Lustig". Trent Park Museum.
External links
- Hitler came to power 80 years ago. I remember it like yesterday - reminiscence by Lustig, in The Guardian, 30 January 2013
- Secret Listener - interview transcript, 2012