1921: Maria born in Slovakia 1939: attended school for teachers when Slovakia fell to Germans Early 40s: she taught in Jarabina & Hriňová 1944: a Jewish friend, Julius Goldberger, begged Maria to hide his relatives, knowing she could be imprisoned or worse, she still agreed
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Slovakian authorities quickly suspected Maria. But, the Slovak Army captain who questioned her was part of anti-fascist resistance. The Army captain offered to hide the Jewish woman & son if Maria would join the resistance. Maria agreed & became a courier.
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Fluent in 5 languages—Russian, Slovak, Hungarian, German & English—Maria started translating messages for Russian military intelligence. October 1944: Russians & American
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#OSS officers asked Maria to join as a guide & interpreter. As she wasn’t comfortable working for the Russians, she said yes to OSS. Maria’s work for OSS included scouting for food & intel, & scoping out surroundings by posing as peasant girl to talk to villagers.Show this thread -
NOV 1944: Maria’s group hiked through a blizzard to a mountain hunting lodge & met up with other British & American team members. DEC 26, 1944: Maria, 2
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Maria & the 4 others escaped into the mountains & headed toward Romania. After 9 weeks of hiking in winter cold they reached safety.
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#WWII Maria met Allen Dulles who told Donovan of her exploits Donovan arranged for her to migrate to US & for a scholarship to@Vassar 1946: Donovan awarded Maria a Bronze Star & she was 1st woman to receive a medal on Plain of@WestPoint_USMA in front of Corps of Cadetspic.twitter.com/c6PixxZ7Yf
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1952: Maria became a US citizen, settled in California & developed an excellent reputation as a real estate agent in Ventura County. Maria Gulovich: "All I knew is I wanted to help those guys in any way I could, I believe in freedom." http://bit.ly/2tcjWpN pic.twitter.com/ZCZPhNhOie
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I AM EUROPEAN AND I PROTECT EUROPE AND NO OTHER.
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Tell us the story of how the CIA manipulates and controls the mainstream mediahttps://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/855394634717163522 …
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