Mar 26, 1904: On this date, Gustave Biéler was born in Beurlay, France. He was a Canadian national who served in the Special Operations Executive F section. He was considered by SOE commander, Col Maurice Buckmaster, as the best student SOE ever had. (1/3)
On Nov 18, 1942, Biéler, along with wireless operator Arthur Staggs and Michael Trotobas parachuted into France. Biéler led the MUSICIAN circuit in occupied France. (2/3)
On Jan 13, 1944, the Gestapo arrested Gustave Biéler and wireless operator Yolande Beekman in the Café Moulin Brulé in Saint-Quentin. He was executed by firing squad at the Flossenburg concentration camp on September 5, 1944. He was 40 years old. (3/3)