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, 8 Jun 1944, Violette Szabo returns to occupied France by parachute for her second posting with the British Special Operations Executive.

She is captured two days later, after a gun battle. She's tortured and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. She is killed in Jan 1945.

Her daughter Tania received the George Cross on her behalf in 1947.

Violette Szabo's story was filmed as Carve Her Name With Pride (1958).

photo of Violette Szabo. She is a white woman with dark hair.
photo of Tania Szabo. She is a five-year old white girl in buckle shoes. A senior Army officer is leaning down to look at the George Cross pinned to her summer dress.

Very early , 12 Apr 1944, Odette Wilen parachutes into France to work as a wireless operator for the British Special Operations Executive. The SOE supports the French resistance.

Wireless operators were at the greatest risk of discovery, as their position could be triangulated whenever they were transmitting messages back to London.

Wilen evades capture by minutes and escapes over the Pyrenees. She lives until 2015.

poor quality snapshot of Odette Wilen in her uniform. She is a white woman with dark hair.