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This article appears in: October 2008. When Pearl Witherington Cornioley died quietly in 2008 at the age of 93 in a retirement home in the Loire Valley of France, some who thought they knew her well may have been surprised to learn that she had risked her life during World War II as an agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
31 de ago. de 2019 · Pearl Cornioley with her wings. Photo by anonymous (c. 2006). The Telegraph. After she returned to civilian status, Pearl was recommended for the British Military Cross (MC) but unfortunately, the MC could not be awarded to a woman at that time (the rule was changed and the first woman was awarded the MC in 2006).
18 de may. de 2015 · Added by Henri Cornioley, whom she later married, Pearl reorganised ‘Wrestler’ to great effect. In the lead up to D-Day in an effort to disrupt the Germans as much as was physically possible, ‘Wrestler’ blew up 800 stretches of railway lines and supply routes and as the Allies advanced out of Normandy, 18,000 Germans gave themselves up as POW’s to ‘Wrestler’.
10 de feb. de 2024 · The group was led by a British girl, Pearl Cornioley, whose maiden name was Witherington. “ A strong force of Germans were about to cross the river to join up with troops fighting east of Paris. SHAEF gave us the order to divert and hold them off. Pearl was short of trained men, so she armed all the civilians who would help her.
Pearl Cornioley's training officer in Britain's wartime Special Operations Executive (SOE) had plenty of doubts about her potential as a secret agent. In 1943, he wrote: "She is so cautious that ...
11 de mar. de 2008 · Pearl Cornioley, who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France to work as a courier between the British and the French resistance and rose to command 3,000 underground fighters, died on Feb. 24 in the ...
11 de abr. de 2006 · Pearl Cornioley said her 'wings' outstripped her CBE and MBE. A female secret service agent has been honoured by the Royal Air Force - 63 years after first complaining at the "injustice" of not getting her "wings". Pearl Cornioley, formerly Witherington, became the leader of 1,500 French freedom fighters during World War II.
