Thomas Sneum

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Thomas Christian Sneum
Born	(1917-05-21)21 May 1917 Sønderho, Fanø, Denmark
Died	3 February 2007(2007-02-03) (aged 89) Roskilde, Denmark
Buried	Sønderho Cemetery, Fanø^[1]
Service/branch	Royal Danish Air Force SIS Free Norwegian Air Force
Years of service	1937-1945
Rank	Flight lieutenant
Awards	King's Medal for Courage

Thomas Christian Sneum (21 May 1917 Fanø - 3 February 2007 Roskilde) was a Danish flight officer who was among the first British agents in Denmark during World War II. His most spectacular achievement was when, in 1941, he photographed two German Freya radar stations on Fanø. In the night of 21–22 June 1941 he and pilot Kjeld Pedersen made a spectacular escape from Denmark to Great Britain in a D.H. Hornet Moth.^[2] This would later inspire Ken Follett to write his novel Hornet Flight.^[3]

Sneum stated he had planned to assassinate Heinrich Himmler in February 1941 with a longbow from a room in Hotel d'Angleterre, but the plan was cancelled when Himmler failed to appear publicly.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Thomas Christian Sneum". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Jones, R V (2009). Most Secret War. Penguin Books. pp. last 3 pages of Chapter 23. ISBN 978-0-141-04282-4.
^ Nielsen, Carsten Egø. "Behind Enemy Lines". historie-online.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Lauridsen, Søren (8 September 2008). "Dane Wanted to Murder Top Nazi". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus A/S. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Blüdnikow, Bent (4 June 2009). "The Man Who Wanted to Shoot Himmler". b.dk (in Danish). Berlingske Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.