Robert de Foy
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
{{person |wikipedia= |spartacus= |twitter= |image= |birth_date=23 March 1893 |death_place=Brussels |death_date=15 August 1960 |constitutes=spook, judge |employment=
In office | |
---|---|
1930 - 1940 | |
His power was officially withdrawn after he continued to work with the Nazi occupiers. |
Robert de Foy was a Belgian magistrate, and head of the Belgian State Security Service until the German invasion in WW2. While he continued in his job under as the country was under occupation by Nazi Germany, the Belgian government in exile (in London appointed Fernand Lepage in his place. However, in 1947, he was reappointed as Belgian State Security Service/Administrator where he assisted with organising "stay behind" network which was later to become known as Operation Gladio.
De Foy was vice president of the Carnegie Hero Fund.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.