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Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre, MBE (April 6, 1906 – July 8, 1982), code named Marie and Diane, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom 's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II.
During WWII, Virginia organized agent networks, assisted escaped prisoners of war, and recruited French men and women to run safe houses—staying one step ahead of the Gestapo, who wanted desperately to apprehend “The Limping Lady.”
Apr 9, 2020 · A new biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against the Nazis
May 30, 2018 · Virginia Hall: The Most Feared Allied Spy of WWII. Virginia Hall wasn’t Canadian, but she did walk with a pronounced limp, the result of a freak hunting accident that required the...
Apr 18, 2019 · Virginia Hall was an American spy who worked for Britain and the U.S. and played a key role in undermining the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Her story was rarely told — until now.
Sep 27, 2021 · An American spy and amputee, Virginia Hall joined Britain's Special Operations Executive during WWII and fought against the Nazi occupation of France. While undercover, Virginia Hall disguised herself as a farmer by dyeing her hair gray and filing her teeth down in the style of French peasants.
Apr 9, 2019 · Virginia Hall Was America’s Most Successful Female WWII Spy. But She Was Almost Kept From Serving. 6 minute read. Virginia Hall, circa 1943 Rue des Archives—Getty Images. By Sonia Purnell....
Nov 2, 2023 · Learn more about the remarkable story of Virginia Hall, who became a formidable Allied spy of World War II, evading Nazi capture while playing a pivotal role in the success of D-Day.
Nov 4, 2020 · No one saw Virginia Hall coming. An American working for British intelligence during World War Two, she had lost a leg in a hunting accident years before. She named her prosthetic leg Cuthbert,...
Mar 4, 2022 · Despite having shot her own leg off in a hunting accident, Virginia Hall became one of the most feared Allied spies of the war.
