a German confiscated his watch and showed it to a nurse. He found shelter with a Dutch doctor who lived near the Sint Elisabethgasthuis. After two weeks, he was smuggled out of the city. He then independently attempted to cross the Rhine, but failed due to the strong German presence near the riverbank. He was then picked up by Elisabeth Spies while he was roaming the Ginkelse Heide. She brought him to Ede, where on 16 October he came into contact with Menno de Nooij, one of the leaders of the Edese resistance. Operation Pegasus I Through De Nooij, Dobie got back in touch with his immediate superior Gerald Lathbury, who was in hiding in Ede, and Derk Wildeboer, leader of the Domestic Armed Forces in the Ede region. After the battle, many British soldiers remained in occupied territory. Dobie was housed with resistance fighter at 18 Korenbloemstraat in Ede. Together with the Dutch resistance, Dobie developed a plan to get them behind Allied lines. Dobie himself was progressing. Via Maurik he was taken by bicycle to Tiel by Joop Meier, a member of Johannes van Zanten's gang, where he found shelter with the Noordzij family. In the night of 19 October he was transferred by Frans de Vilder in a boat up the Waal. An oar broke in half, after which Dobie broke a bench in half and used that plank as an oar. After safely reaching the Allied lines, he consulted with Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey in Eindhoven, agreeing to a rescue. On the night of 22–23 October, one hundred and forty soldiers were successfully transferred across the Rhine. Dobie was awarded by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands the highest Dutch honour as Knight 4th Class of the Military Order of William in March 1947 for his role during Operation Pegasus I. Post-Second World War After the war, Dobie started the company DT Dobie. It became the dealer for Mercedes-Benz in East Africa, later supplemented by the Nissan brand. Personal life Dobie had two daughters and a son with his wife Rex. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Kenya on 12 December 1971. References External links 1st British Airborne Division officers Roll Call LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAVID T DOBIE, DSO 21 OCTOBER 1912 – 12 DECEMBER 1971, www.paradata.org.uk, consulted on August 29, 2020 1912 births 1971 deaths Military personnel from Northumberland British Army personnel of World War II