Éliane Sophie Plewman was a British agent of the Special Operations Executive and a member of the French Resistance working as a courier for the "MONK circuit" in occupied France during World War II.
Eliane Plewman
Lt T. L. Plewman (l) with Bdr O. Seman, July 1944, Caen, Normandy
The Handley Page Halifax B.II Special were used for SOE operations.
Memorial to Plewman and fellow agents in Dachau
Madeleine Zoe Damerment was a French agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive organization during World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and
Eliane Plewman
…women were transported to Karlsruhe prison in Germany. During the night of 11 September 1944, the Gestapo collected Éliane Plewman, Yolande Beekman and Madeleine Damerment from the prison and drove them to Karlsruhe railway station in time to catch the early train to Munich. From there they caught a local train to Dachau…
Damerment during World War II.
Handley Page Halifax B.III showing the later rectangular fins and Bristol Hercules radial engines.
Post-war report on the efforts to locate Madeleine Damerment. She was identified as an S.O.E. secret agent, so the report was labelled “SECRET” (top of page).