Nancy Wake's Role During Ww2

During WWII as hitlers army began to advance through Europe, they brought with them a new concept of terror. One woman, New Zealand born, Nancy Wake was among the involvement to stand against this.

Inheriting money from a distant aunty Wake became a journalist in Europe. 1932 interviewed she interviewed Hitler and saw treatment of jewish first hand in Vienna. These first hand accounts instigated her significant work as a courier, within the south of France and to later lead to the setting up of safe houses. Alas these safe lines attracted interest from The Gestupo, making Nancy Wake #1 most wanted, and resulting in her fleeing the country.

Wake involved SOE where her significance was again prominent in maintaining wireless ops and conducting
changed her papers, for being British would draw immediate attention. Mademoiselle Lucienne Carlier, with no attachment to husband Henri or family, all impact would be souly on her. Guard were always suspicious of men but didn’t look twice at a confident woman. “ I played the part of a giddy French woman, who didn’t give a bugger what happened in the war.”

Nancy Involvement increased to setting up a chain of safe houses mentioned by a Scottish man named, Garrow. The two established a process of allowing 1000’s to get safe passage to the foot of the Pyrenees, to then enter into neutral Spain. Henri’s factory at the foot provided and the major rest stop before journeying across the mouton range. Nancy established security means, you only had contact with 2 people, the one who told you and the person you told, limiting the damage if found out. Vichy France announced all foreign Jews illegal and number of safe house boosted, then “helper” Cole, peeked information and Gestupo killed many worker on the line, thing were now dangerous for Nancy as additionally All Jews were now illegal and the line moved from 30 workers to 250 workers. Nancy published in underground newsletters, “ exterminate them, because they have chosen the road for treason… Kill without passion and with out hate.. Kill without
These contributes to the war effort were not unnoticed, by those who worked along Nancy or to those 1000’s she saved or 100’s she killed, nor overlooked by members of higher community. by being awarded…….
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Later attempted to become involved in politics and Woman's airforce. Continuously spreading her feminist voice and setting a example for woman both in WWII and in today’s society.

As one of only 15% of woman who fought for the SOE Nancy wake stands for the involvement of woman in both war but in general organisations. “ I hate wars and violence, but if they come I don’t see why we woman should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.”
Wake’s involvement in the war, and the fact she was a female is an emblem of great significance for few woman dared to try, have the courage to persist and the skill to achieve.

Conclusion-

Events that Nancy encountered, and her personally its paved and is the cause for her significance. In who Nancy wake, a “gun-hoe” feminist woman who would put up the “that french bullshit.” Nancy….
Assisted those in need via courier and safe