Brian Samson

As an active spy for London Central, Brian Samson operated under cover in Germany before and during World War II. After the armistice he was conveniently suspected (but never charged) with the shooting of brothers Peter Winter and Paul Winter. Brian went on to become the resident and head of the Berlin Field Unit. His son, Bernard Samson was born and grew up alongside him in Berlin, including attendance at German schools; Brian used Bernard as a field agent.

Associations
[please refer to the association charts page for explanation of solid, versus dotted line links - between associates as well as family]

Three links concerning Brian Samson appear in the graphic for Winter, each dated and referencing key members of the Winter family thus:

‘1932 Employed by Harald Winter (himself a ‘German businessman’) as engineer’

‘1944 Works with Peter Winter (who ‘Joins American intelligence, 1940’) on abortive Hitler-assassination plot’

‘''1945 Paul Winter is released into Samson’s custody to travel to Nuremberg. He and Glenn Rensselaer endeavour to recapture Paul when Peter tries to assist his brother’s escape. Peter & Paul are shot by American soldiers''’

In the same chart, Brian himself is described simply as being with ‘British Intelligence’.

The other table that features Brian Samson is for Berlin Game. It describes him as a Colonel, deceased now but ‘Once Head of Berlin Field Unit’. In addition to the expected solid line link to his son, Bernard Samson, Brian is linked by dotted line with Silas Gaunt virtue, presumably, of the latter being ‘One-time Head of German Desk’.

Chapter 1 of Berlin Game itself has Werner mention he and Bernard ‘started working for intelligence’ at some point in the lead-up to the Wall being erected [i.e. August 1961]

Commentary
Chapter 1 of Berlin Game has Werner Volkmann reminisce to Bernard that they ‘started working for intelligence’ at some point in the lead-up to the Wall being erected [i.e. August 1961]. ‘Your dad was in charge then – things were very different.’