Nancy Wake's Role During Ww2

During WWII as hitlers army began to advance through Europe, they brought with them a new concept of terror. One woman, New Zealand born, Nancy Wake was among the involvement to stand against this.

Inheriting money from a distant aunty Wake became a journalist in Europe. 1932 interviewed she interviewed Hitler and saw treatment of jewish first hand in Vienna. These first hand accounts instigated her significant work as a courier, within the south of France and to later lead to the setting up of safe houses. Alas these safe lines attracted interest from The Gestupo, making Nancy Wake #1 most wanted, and resulting in her fleeing the country.

Wake involved SOE where her significance was again prominent in maintaining wireless ops and conducting
raids.

Nancy achieved several Awards commending her efforts, as well as recognise her was an active woman and feminist voice within WWII.

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Throughout 1940-1941 Nancy Worked as a courier in the south of France for Commander Busch. In under 6 moths Nancy transformed from a wealthy Henri Fiocca’s wife, to an Ambulance driver, to a significant woman for the British and member of anti-nazi embryonic resistance movements.
As a courier she delivered food, messages, and aid, assisting people to escape the Germans clasp and taking them to south of France where they could gain safe passage through neutral Spain.
changed her papers, for being British would draw immediate attention. Mademoiselle Lucienne Carlier, with no attachment to husband Henri or family, all impact would be souly on her. Guard were always suspicious of men but didn’t look twice at a confident woman. “ I played the part of a giddy French woman, who didn’t give a bugger what happened in the war.”

Nancy Involvement increased to setting up a chain of safe houses mentioned by a Scottish man named, Garrow. The two established a process of allowing 1000’s to get safe passage to the foot of the Pyrenees, to then enter into neutral Spain. Henri’s factory at the foot provided and the major rest stop before journeying across the mouton range. Nancy established security means, you only had contact with 2 people, the one who told you and the person you told, limiting the damage if found out. Vichy France announced all foreign Jews illegal and number of safe house boosted, then “helper” Cole, peeked information and Gestupo killed many worker on the line, thing were now dangerous for Nancy as additionally All Jews were now illegal and the line moved from 30 workers to 250 workers. Nancy published in underground newsletters, “ exterminate them, because they have chosen the road for treason… Kill without passion and with out hate.. Kill without
pity or remorse, because it is our duty.” At Gestupos’s number 1 most wanted Nancy and Garrow being taken by them, Nancy saw that it was only a matter of time for them to find her. So doing as she had helped so many 1000’s do before her she left along the safe house line to the have 6 attempts the final cross the Pyrenees retiring to London.

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Once returned in London, having left her Husband and work behind in France her rage to help only increased. Jointing the SOE in London,who’s aim in the words of Churchill, To co-ordinate al actions by way of supervision and sabotage, against the energy over seas. For this Nancy had a cover as a FANY aid as she trained in espionage, bomb making and diffusing, gurilla warfare, disarming, and killing with her bare hands. Her code name witch she parachuted into central Spain 1944 to aid in preparation for D-Day landing. In charge of the Maquis band of 7,000 wake was described, “of all the variously talented woman SOE sent to France, Nancy Wake was perhaps the most formidable.”Conducting the collection of Parachute drops and to safe travel of wireless codes to connect with London, as well as leading measurable distraction on German troops and resources.

-Cycling 500km in 71 hours to recover codes to message London (codes that had been distorted for safety concerns during a German raid) With no papers she put on false front though towns learning local knowledge, attending markets to not look suspicious before then fleeing the her next destination.
-Leading the Maquis band whilst being attached by German troops when germans saw the flashing lights at their air drops. june 1944, somewhat 22,000 troops attacked 7,490 Maquis…. resulting in 1,400 Germans dead and only 100 of wakes men. (showing her success and significance as a guerrilla warfare leader)
Nancy lead Maquis to raid Gestupos hq in Montucon and killed German Senty with her bare hands in an ammunition factory.
Nancy’s WWII Comrade…. Henri Tardivat, described Nancy, “the most feminine woman i know, until the fighting starts. Then, she is like five men.”

After D-Day Germans retreated out of France Aug 25 1944, France liberated, Nancy then finds out her husband, Henri was torched and executed by Gestupo, for not giving up any information of Nancy’s whereabouts.

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Her cleaver techniques, attention to survival and secrecy detail that enable Nancy to achieve the feet she did in France.
These contributes to the war effort were not unnoticed, by those who worked along Nancy or to those 1000’s she saved or 100’s she killed, nor overlooked by members of higher community. by being awarded…….
List all her awards..
Later attempted to become involved in politics and Woman's airforce. Continuously spreading her feminist voice and setting a example for woman both in WWII and in today’s society.

As one of only 15% of woman who fought for the SOE Nancy wake stands for the involvement of woman in both war but in general organisations. “ I hate wars and violence, but if they come I don’t see why we woman should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.”
Wake’s involvement in the war, and the fact she was a female is an emblem of great significance for few woman dared to try, have the courage to persist and the skill to achieve.

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Events that Nancy encountered, and her personally its paved and is the cause for her significance. In who Nancy wake, a “gun-hoe” feminist woman who would put up the “that french bullshit.” Nancy….
Assisted those in need via courier and safe
house. developed the system and techniques to make this safe (codes and forged papers) being most wanted,
Continuing her passion even once leaving the war to then train and became regarded as the most significant woman in the Maquis band, killing aiding the preparations for D-day, achieving her 71 hour cycle displaying determination for justice.
Exhibiting skill in killing so many german forces, then too be recognised by country’s and Queens.
Nancy Wake- A truly Significant member of the allied war action and significant woman to the work.