Todd Mission
Antelme was recruited by the SOE in November 1941 in Durban, South Africa where he was serving with the South African artillery.
He formed part of the Todd mission, led by Lt. Col. J.E.S. Todd, whose task it was to gather intelligence on Madagascar and to try to win political leaders to the allied cause ahead of the British landing at Diego Suarez, Operation Ironclad, on May 5, 1942.
Antelme was landed by boat near Majunga (Mahajanga), Madagascar on February 8, 1942 and brought back political and military intelligence from the island, where he had many contacts.
After serving at the Todd mission's operational headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Antelme was sent to England where he joined the SOE F section on July 1, 1942. He underwent training at Beaulieu and at Arisaig, Scotland.
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