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Odette Marie Léonie Céline Hallowes, GC, MBE (née Brailly; 28 April 1912 – 13 March 1995), also known as Odette Churchill and Odette Sansom, code named Lise, was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during the Second World War.
Odette Sansom Hallowes, nata Odette Marie Léonie Céline Brailly, nota anche come Odette Sansom e Odette Churchill, nome in codice Lisa, (Amiens, 28 aprile 1912 – Walton-on-Thames, 13 marzo 1995) è stata un'ufficiale e agente segreto francese naturalizzato britannico.
Odette Sansom Hallowes (1912 – 1995) was born in Amiens, France, to a bank manager who left his job when World War I broke out to join an infantry regiment on the Western Front. A courageous and brave soldier, Odette’s father, Gaston Brailly, was promoted to sergeant, and earned the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire.
14 mag 2020 · Odette Hallowes has a story unlike anyone else. Also known as Odette Sansom and Odette Churchill, she served in the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. The SOE conducted espionage and sabotage operations, and aided local resistance movements in occupied Europe.
21 mar 1995 · Odette Hallowes, a British agent tortured by the Gestapo in World War II and the first woman awarded the George Cross, died at her home in Walton-on-Thames on March 13. She was 82.
15 gen 2019 · History. espionage. The Extraordinary Bravery That Made This Woman One of World War II’s Most Remarkable Spies. 5 minute read. Wartime heroine of the French resistance Odette Churchill, later...
Odette Sansom Hallowes, nata Odette Marie Léonie Céline Brailly, nota anche come Odette Sansom e Odette Churchill, nome in codice Lisa, è stata un'ufficiale e agente segreto francese naturalizzato britannico.
