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Victor Gregg

Victor Gregg was born in in London in 1919 and joined the army in 1937, serving first with the Rifle Brigade in India and Palestine, before service in the Western Desert. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Arnhem and was released from the Army in 1946. He is the author of Rifleman: A Front Line Life

March 2013

  • (FILES) Photo dated 25 February 1945 sho

    Whether by drone or by gun, killing the bad guy is never that simple

    Victor Gregg
    Victor Gregg: Most Britons may support killing terrorists by whatever means, a poll shows, but such acts always come with 'collateral damage'

February 2013

  • Dresden bombing

    I survived the bombing of Dresden and continue to believe it was a war crime

    Victor Gregg
    Victor Gregg: As a prisoner of war held in Dresden, I still suffer the memories of those terrible events and my anger refuses to subside
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