John Amery (14 March 1912, Chelsea, London – 19 December 1945) was a British fascist who proposed to the Wehrmacht the formation of a British volunteer force (that subsequently became the British Free Corps) and made recruitment efforts and propaganda broadcasts for Nazi Germany. He was executed for treason after the war.
Read more about John Amery: Early Life, In Europe During World War II, The British Free Corps, Trial, Execution, Cultural References
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