Robert Maloubier DSO MBE (2 February 1923 – 20 April 2015) was a French secret agent who worked for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II. He received his training at Wanborough Manor in Surrey. Following the war, Maloubier went on to become a founding member of the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage. He also designed one of the world's first modern diving watches, when he saw the need for one that could be seen in muddy waters. He took his and Claude Riffaud's drawings to Blancpain, who then created its Fifty Fathoms watch that had a water resistance guaranteed for 91.45 metres (300.0 ft).
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| - Robert Maloubier DSO MBE (2 February 1923 – 20 April 2015) was a French secret agent who worked for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II. He received his training at Wanborough Manor in Surrey. Following the war, Maloubier went on to become a founding member of the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage. He also designed one of the world's first modern diving watches, when he saw the need for one that could be seen in muddy waters. He took his and Claude Riffaud's drawings to Blancpain, who then created its Fifty Fathoms watch that had a water resistance guaranteed for 91.45 metres (300.0 ft). (en)
- Bob Maloubier, né le 2 février 1923 à Neuilly-sur-Seine et mort le 20 avril 2015 à Paris, fut, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un agent secret français du Special Operations Executive britannique. À ce titre, il fut d'abord parachuté clandestinement deux fois en France occupée comme saboteur dans le réseau SALESMAN de Philippe Liewer, dans la région de Rouen au deuxième semestre 1943, puis dans le Limousin à la Libération. Ayant rejoint la Force 136, il fut parachuté au Laos en août 1945. (fr)
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| - Robert Maloubier DSO MBE (2 February 1923 – 20 April 2015) was a French secret agent who worked for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II. He received his training at Wanborough Manor in Surrey. Following the war, Maloubier went on to become a founding member of the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage. He also designed one of the world's first modern diving watches, when he saw the need for one that could be seen in muddy waters. He took his and Claude Riffaud's drawings to Blancpain, who then created its Fifty Fathoms watch that had a water resistance guaranteed for 91.45 metres (300.0 ft). (en)
- Bob Maloubier, né le 2 février 1923 à Neuilly-sur-Seine et mort le 20 avril 2015 à Paris, fut, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un agent secret français du Special Operations Executive britannique. À ce titre, il fut d'abord parachuté clandestinement deux fois en France occupée comme saboteur dans le réseau SALESMAN de Philippe Liewer, dans la région de Rouen au deuxième semestre 1943, puis dans le Limousin à la Libération. Ayant rejoint la Force 136, il fut parachuté au Laos en août 1945. Après la guerre, il rejoint en tant qu'officier de renseignement le SDECE. Il participa à la création des premières unités de nageurs de combat. A son départ de l'armée, il travailla en Afrique pour des compagnies pétrolières. Personnage essentiel de la « Françafrique » dans les années 1960, il mit sur pied et dirigea la garde présidentielle du Gabon et contribua à imposer Omar Bongo à la tête du régime en 1967. (fr)
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