Peter Stevens
© RAF Museum
POW Identity Card
© POW Identity Card
Peter Stevens - POW camp sketch
© Peter Stevens - POW camp sketch
Peter Stevens
© Peter Stevens' Medals
Peter Stevens
© Peter Stevens
The Germans never knew his true identity
Peter Stevens, born as Georg Franz Hein in Germany in 1919, was a German Jew evacuated to Britain to escape the Nazis. In a colourful life, he served in the RAF, spent time as a POW, made several daring escapes, was awarded the Military Cross and worked for MI6 spying on the Soviets. Story details taken from ‘Escape, Evasion and Revenge’ by Marc H Stevens.
| Role Pilot | Rank Wg Cdr |
My father threw his medals into the Thames
Minnie Driver
They fought for a cause they believed passionately in, and they died for it
The Dutch were starving under German occupation
RAF Special Investigations Branch
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie DriverBomber Command never felt they were as beloved as fighter pilots.
Minnie DriverMy father was very uneasy about being made a hero
Minnie DriverMy father suffered terribly with PTSD
Minnie Driver
They crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast
One engine, no control panel, rudder pedals hanging in mid air
Joan was at the heart of the Battle of Britain
Joshua Levine
The Typhoon became aerial artillery
Joshua Levine
He kept a model of the Typhoon on his desk
Coastal Command was crucial to Britain's survival
PTSD wasn't a recognised term in 1939
Minnie DriverBomber Command never felt they were as beloved as fighter pilots.
Minnie DriverMy father suffered terribly with PTSD
Minnie Driver
Skipper! Quick - dive!
Alfred HubermanThe worst experience I ever had
Alfred Huberman
The German's acted as if they'd won the war
Ralph Levy
My father changed his name by deed poll
I was born a Jew and I wanted to die a Jew
Alfred HubermanThey crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast
The South China Sea was rife with pirates
