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Violette Szabo
Violette Reine Elizabeth SzaboGC (néeBushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a French/British agent during the Second World War.
Her role was known as Special Operations Executive (SOE). She was twice parachuted into France to help the French resistance activity against German forces (the Wehrmacht).[1]
During her second mission, Szabo was caught by the Germans.
She was interrogated, and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, where she was treated harshly.
Violette szabo biography
Like most other prisoners, she had to perform hard work in freezing cold conditions with few clothes. She was shot near the end of the war. After her death, she was awarded the George Cross, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille de la Resistance.[2]
Szabo's father was British, and her mother was French.
Early life
[change | change source]Violette Szabo was born Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell in Paris on 26 June 1921.[3] Her father was a taxi-driv