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Dan Breen's support for the Nazis
Dan Breen sends birthday greetings to Hitler in 1943 |
He was also a strong supporter of Nazi Germany,
before, during and after the war.
I have had some scepticism of my claim that he was a
Nazi supporter,
Nazi collaborator
and Nazi spy.
So I thought I would put all the data I have on one page.
From [Girvin, 2006].
Dan Breen
was a Nazi spy and collaborator.
The footnote from the above, giving sources.
Dan Breen providing information to the Nazis.
From
p.69
of
[Wood, 2010].
From pp.410-411 of
[McMahon, 2008].
Says that
Dan Breen collaborated with Nazi Germany in the war.
In her Sept 1943 report,
Jane Archer,
head of Irish section for MI6,
said that
Dan Breen was
"a paid Intelligence officer" for the Nazis.
McMahon notes that
Dan Breen sent birthday greetings to Hitler in 1943.
He hoped Hitler would live long
"to lead Europe on the road to peace, security and happiness."
McMahon gives the source for the birthday greeting as:
Breen to Hempel, 20 April 1943,
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration,
Records of the Office of Strategic Services 1940-1946,
RG 226.
Entry 141A, Box 2, File 3.
Liam Hogan
says that Dan Breen sent his birthday greetings to Hitler on Dail notepaper.
Though he
says the reference (in RG 226) is
Entry 210, Box 299.
Dan Breen helped to carry the coffin.
From
The Cork Examiner, May 27, 1947,
p.3.
Dan Breen listed in Thom's Directory 1945
at St.Kevin's park, Dartry, Rathmines district, Dublin
(see street view).
He had pictures of Hitler on the wall.
Father Fitzpatrick's
room of war memorabilia in a
1998 episode
of
Father Ted.
I thought of this when I read about Dan Breen's house above.
