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#OnThisDay, 18 Oct 1943, Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester returns to German-occupied France to work as a courier for the British Special Operations Executive. She operates for six months. The SOE supported the French resistance, and couriers carried messages and equipment about their network.
Before joining the SOE, she had run an escape line from France to Switzerland.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons
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