Violette Szabo
Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her second mission into occupied France, Szabo was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed.
Violette Szabo | |
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Violette Szabo c.1944 | |
| Born | 26 June 1921 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 February 1945 (aged 23) KZ Ravensbrück, Germany |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Auxiliary Territorial Service First Aid Nursing Yeomanry |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Ensign |
| Unit | Special Operations Executive F Section |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | George Cross Croix de Guerre (France) Resistance Medal (France) |
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