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The Violette Szabo Museum opened its doors in June 2000 and was the brain child of Rosemary Rigby MBE who was Violette's aunt. ... Violette was devastated by Etienne's death and soon joined the SOE in order to become a field operative and courier. Violettes First Mission:
Violette Szabo was a secret agent working for the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Violette took on special missions behind enemy lines following the death of her French officer husband at the Battle of El Alamein and as a result of her bravery was awarded the George Cross (the first woman to receive the award) and the Croix du Guerre.
Violette was born in France but grew up in London. At the outbreak of the Second World War she joined the Women’s Land Army and later the Auxiliary Territorial Services. In July 1940, she met Etienne Szabo, an officer in the French Foreign Legion. They were married after just five weeks and they had a daughter, Tania, born in June 1942.
Tragically, her husband, Étienne Szabo, a decorated non-commissioned officer in the French Foreign Legion, died in action, leaving Violette devastated but determined to avenge his death. In 1943, Violette was recruited by the SOE, where she was trained as a field agent to conduct dangerous missions in occupied France.
Violette Szabo. Violette Szabo (nacida como Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell; París; 26 de junio de 1921- Ravensbrück; 5 de febrero de 1945) fue una miembro británica del SOE ( Special Operations Executive) durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Trabajó para el espionaje británico en misiones de reconocimiento y apoyó a la Resistencia ...
11 de jul. de 2015 · Violette Szabo was just 23 when, in June 1944, she was caught behind enemy lines, ... ‘Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain’. I have always tried to live by that. ...
British secret agent in WW2. Born in Paris as Violette Bushell of a French mother and English father who met in WW1. With 4 brothers she was a bit of a tomboy. From Violette Szabo Museum 'The Bushells moved between France and England for some years. After finally settling at 18 Burnley Road, Stockwell ... in 1932'. Met Etienne Szabo at the Bastille Day celebrations in London in 1940.
