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Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, AC, GM (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011), also known as Madame Fiocca and Nancy Fiocca, was a nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, and briefly pursued a post-war career as an intelligence officer in the Air Ministry.
Aug 13, 2011 · Nancy Wake, a French Resistance hero of World War II, in 2004. Adam Butler/Associated Press. She once described herself — as a young woman — as someone who loved nothing more...
Feb 7, 2018 · Trained in hand-to-hand combat, espionage, sabotage, and able to drink almost all of her male counterparts under the table, Nancy Wake was known as one of the most fearsome French Resistance fighters during World War II.
Aug 7, 2011 · Nancy Wake, a prominent figure in the French Resistance during the Second World War, was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 30 August 1912. Her family moved to Sydney, where she grew up, when Nancy was just 20 months old.
Nancy Wake lived the rest of her life between the UK and Australia. She died on the 7th of August 2011, in London, aged 98. Her story of service is that of a brave and committed individual who demonstrated extraordinary courage and resourcefulness in working with the French Resistance.
Nov 1, 2019 · This is the incredible true story of Nancy Wake, the daring allied spy who became the Gestapo’s most wanted woman in WWII. Codenamed ‘The White Mouse’ for her elusiveness, this international ...
Aug 10, 2011 · Nancy Wake, 98, who died of an infection Sunday in London, was one of the most effective and cunning British agents in German-occupied France during World War II.
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