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Denis Avey

British Army soldier during World War II (1919–2015)

  • Fame43.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia750
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Lived 1919–2015, aged 96United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
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    6 languages
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  • Era
    1919–2015
    Aged 96
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-23

Denis Avey was a British veteran of the Second World War who was held as a prisoner of war at E715, a subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp. While there he saved the life of a Jewish prisoner, Ernst Lobethal, by smuggling cigarettes to him. For that he was made a British Hero of the Holocaust in 2010.

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