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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nancy_WakeNancy Wake - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was a ‘Special Operations Executive’ agent of the British at the time of the ‘Second World War’. This biography profiles her childhood, life, career, achievements and timeline.

  3. 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 than...

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Jun 5, 2024 · Nancy Wake was a brave woman. She risked her life behind enemy lines during the Nazi occupation of France in the Second World War. The Gestapo dubbed her “The White Mouse” for her uncanny ability to evade their traps. When it became too dangerous, she left France—not to flee—but to join the resistance.

  7. beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk › explore-the-collection › storiesNancy Wake – The National Archives

    Nancy Wake (1912–2011), an agent for the Special Operations Executive, was the most wanted woman in France during the Second World War. Dubbed the 'White Mouse' by...

  8. Apr 6, 2020 · Nancy Wake went on to become one of the most decorated women of WWII, earning a total of twelve medals from five different countries. We know a great deal about her exploits on the battlefield—thanks in no small part to the autobiography she published in 1985—but we know little to nothing about her work as a journalist.

  9. Trained in sabotage and espionage by British Intelligence during World War II, Nancy Wake assisted in providing weapons and leading thousands of French resistance fighters against German defenses prior to D-Day.

  10. Nancy Grace Augusta Wake (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011) known as the "White Mouse", was an Australian who worked as a spy for the British in World War II. [1] At one time she was on the top of the Gestapo 's most wanted list. [2]

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