Violette Szabó, George Cross

Young Brave and Beautiful - SOE Secret Agent - WW2

Lieutenant Violette Szabó, George Cross, Croix de Guerre with Star, Médaille de la Résistance, was a renowned undercover secret agent for SOE in occupied France during WWII.

She married Etienne Szabó in 1940, a legionnaire decorated with multiple honors who died leading his men in 1942.

Her daughter Tania Szabo published Young Brave and Beautiful in 2007, a book about her mother’s missions and life.

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Violette Szabo
Violette Szabo - WW2 SOE Agent