1941: Virginia-1st female SOE operative in France-used forged documents & false names as she worked undercover in Lyon for 14 months.
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To avoid detection, Virginia dyed her hair grey & disguised herself as a milkmaid with a shuffling gait to hide her limp.
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By staying on the move, camping in barns & attics, Virginia was able to avoid Germans who were desperately tracking her radio signals
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Virginia organized 1000s of French Maquis, blew up bridges, & conducted other sabotage operations to support Allies’ D-Day invasion.
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For her courage & ingenuity, Virginia was the only civilian woman during #WWII to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
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At CIA, Virginia used her covert action expertise in range of activities & in support of resistance groups in Iron Curtain countries.
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Virginia was one of a few relatively senior women in ops until her mandatory retirement in 1966 at age 60.
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However, from 1945 to 1949 in China, you lost to the KGB. Do you know ShenChong accient?
What a woman!
What a brave woman.
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