Robert Masson | |
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| Other name(s) | Samson |
| Born | January 19, 1914 Paris |
| Died | October 24, 2010 (aged 96) Versailles |
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| Service/ |  Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939-1945 |
| Rank | Commandant |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Alma mater | École Centrale |
Robert Masson (ʁobɛʁ masɔ̃, 1914-2010) was a French Air Force spy and Companion of the Liberation.
In 1941, he was put in contact with Ceux de la Libération in Paris. After the Allied landings in North Africa, he crossed Spain illegally to reach Algiers and then London. He parachuted twice into occupied France, where he set up the Samson resistance network. Picked up by the Royal Air Force in early June 1944, he commanded the London branch of the DGSS during the Battle of Normandy.