Airey Neave

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Airey Neave (1916-1979) was a British lawyer, soldier, and politician. After combat service in World War II, and being the first prisoner of war to escape from Colditz, he was a member of prosecution staff at Nuremberg Trials. In politics, he was Conservative shadow Minister for Northern Ireland, assassinated by Irish National Liberation Army shortly before Margaret Thatcher won office.

## World War II[edit]

Following his successful escape, he became an officer of MI9, the British POW support and escape organization; he later wrote a book on it. At Nuremberg, he was given the honor of reading the indictments to the defendants, and later wrote another book describing his experiences and impressions of the prisoners.