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![People Who Studied Abroad #175:Nancy Wake, French Resistance fighter and British agent
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Born in New Zealand, raised (from age 2) in Australia
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An inheritance she received from an aunt allowed her to travel to New York, then to London, where she studied Journalism.
She led 7,000 guerrilla fighters in battles against the Nazis in the northern Auvergne, just before the D-Day landings in 1944. On one occasion, she strangled an SS sentry with her bare hands. On another, she cycled 500 miles to replace lost codes.
[…] Even before she escaped to Britain, through Spain, in 1943 to train as a guerrilla leader, Nancy had been top of the Gestapo’s French “wanted” list. With her husband, she ran a resistance network which helped to smuggle Jews and allied airmen out of the country.
- “Resistance heroine who led 7,000 men against the Nazis”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lppupfFbIw1qig6iso1_500.jpg)
People Who Studied Abroad #175:
Nancy Wake, French Resistance fighter and British agent
From:
Born in New Zealand, raised (from age 2) in Australia
Studied:
An inheritance she received from an aunt allowed her to travel to New York, then to London, where she studied Journalism.
She led 7,000 guerrilla fighters in battles against the Nazis in the northern Auvergne, just before the D-Day landings in 1944. On one occasion, she strangled an SS sentry with her bare hands. On another, she cycled 500 miles to replace lost codes.
[…] Even before she escaped to Britain, through Spain, in 1943 to train as a guerrilla leader, Nancy had been top of the Gestapo’s French “wanted” list. With her husband, she ran a resistance network which helped to smuggle Jews and allied airmen out of the country.
Source: independent.co.uk
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