![]() Behind enemy lines, they operated beyond the protection of the Geneva Convention and, at worst, were given a life expectancy of six weeks. ![]() The latter often travelled hundreds of kilometres carrying vital yet incriminating information, whilst the former assisted in receiving arms and vital supplies, undertaking huge risks to make contact with SOE HQ over the radio waves. Some went by parachute, others landed by boat or aircraft to begin their dangerous work in enemy occupied France where, for most of them, work would involve being a wireless operator or courier. Ranging from housewives and mothers to shop assistants and countesses, these women were put through a rigorous training programme in which they learnt ‘Silent Killing’, instinctive shooting and sabotage, as well as survival tactics to prepare them for life as a secret agent. During World War Two, 39 women were specially selected to work in a secretive, clandestine and mainly male domain: the Special Operations Executive, French Section (SOE F). ![]()
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