Theodore Schurch: British Fascist Who Spied on Allied Prisoners for Nazi Germany

World History: True Stories of the 20th Century · Oct 3, 2026 · 12m

Theodore Schurch was a British soldier and fascist collaborator who betrayed his own country by spying on fellow Allied prisoners and passing military intelligence to the Axis—including information concerning the newly formed SAS.

Born in London in 1918 to a Swiss father, Schurch held dual citizenship and became attracted to extremist politics at an early age, joining the British Union of Fascists as a teenager. When the Second World War began, he joined the British Army, but his allegiance would soon shift dramatically.

Captured by Axis forces at Tobruk in 1942, Schurch began collaborating…