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Twelve were executed including Szabo, one was killed when her ship was sunk, two died of disease while imprisoned, and one died of natural causes. Female agents ranged in age from 20 to 53 years. [61]
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 Francesa desde 1944 hasta 1945.
Violette Szabo (1921-1945) worked for 'F' Section in Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. During a mission in France she was captured and imprisoned by the Nazi's. She was executed in Ravensbrück concentration camp and posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest honour given to civilians.
On 24 March 1944, the poem was issued by Marks to Violette Szabo, a British agent of Special Operations Executive who was eventually captured, tortured and killed by the Nazis . It was made famous by its inclusion in the 1958 movie about Szabo, Carve Her Name with Pride, where the poem was said to be the creation of Violette's husband Etienne.
Etienne Szabo died from a chest wound in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. Wikimedia Commons. Afterward, Violette Szabo seethed in London, working in an aircraft factory but...
Around February 5th 1945 Violette Szabo was executed by a shot in the back of her head aged just twenty three. Her two companions Denise Bloch and Lilian Rolfe met the same fate although these two brave women were so weakened that they were unable to walk to their deaths.
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.
