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Women secret agents in Nazi-occupied France

Kate Vigurs discusses the female agents of Britain’s Special Operations Executive, who carried out resistance work in France during the Second World War

Published: June 18, 2021 at 12:19 PM

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Kate Vigurs discusses the 39 female agents of the Special Operation Executive’s F-section, a diverse cohort of women recruited to carry out resistance work in occupied France during the Second World War – from wireless operation to crucial planning for D-Day.

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Kate Vigurs is the author of Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE (Yale, 2021)

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Elinor EvansHead of digital (web and video)

Elinor Evans is head of digital (web and video)

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