Hans Larive
Etienne Henri Larive | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Hans" |
| Born | 23 September 1915 Singapore |
| Died | 28 December 1984 (aged 69) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Branch | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Years of service | 1937—1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Military Order of William Order of Orange-Nassau Bronze Cross War Commemorative Cross Distinguished Service Cross (UK) Mentioned in Dispatches (UK) |
| Other work | Employee of Royal Dutch Shell |
Etienne Henri "Hans" Larive, MWO, DSC and bar, (23 September 1915 – 28 December 1984) was a Dutch naval officer during World War II. He escaped from the prisoner of war camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle in 1941, and spent the rest of the war in England serving aboard Motor Torpedo Boats. He later wrote his memoir Vannacht varen de Hollanders (1950), which was republished translated into English as The Man Who Came in From Colditz (1975) – a pun on the best-selling novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.