Philippe de Vomécourt
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Had all of us in France meekly, lawfully carried out the orders of the German master, no Frenchman could have ever looked another man in the face. Such submission would have saved the lives of many --
De Vomécourt operated primarily in the Sologne region of France
CLE canisters ready to be loaded on to Handley Page Halifax B.II Series I (Special), SOE BB338.
German general Elster (left) surrenders to American forces, September 16, 1944.
Virginia Hall
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Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre,, code name Bookworm, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Serv
Philippe de Vomécourt
…exaggerated account of his activities." He added that de Vomécourt had "magnetic qualities of personality" and "attracted storms." The American SOE agent Virginia Hall had as little contact as possible with Vomécourt as she considered him careless about security and full of grandiose plans. Summing up the pluses and…
Virginia Hall receiving the Distinguished Service Cross in 1945 from OSS chief General William Donovan
French identification certificate for "Marcelle Montagne" forged by OSS