Noor Inayat Khan
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Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British-Indian agent in France in the Second World War who served in the Special Operations Executive. The purpose of
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, c. 1943
Wanborough Manor
B MK II receiver and transmitter—the B2 radio set)
Inayat Khan was taught to respect Gandhi's nonviolent philosophy.
Yolande Beekman
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Yolande Elsa Maria Beekman was a British spy in World War II who served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and the Special Operations Executive. She was a member of SOE's Musician circuit in occupied
Noor Inayat Khan
…of her mother's house. On 12 September 1944, Noor Inayat Khan was abruptly transferred to the Dachau concentration camp along with her fellow agents Yolande Beekman, Madeleine Damerment and Eliane Plewman. At dawn on the following morning the four women were executed. A Gestapo man named Max Wassmer was in charge…
In WAAF uniform during WW2.
Westland Lysander Mk III (SD), the type used for special missions into occupied France during World War II
Fresnes Prison
US troops guarding main entrance to Dachau after liberation, 1945.