Farewell to nancy wake, the mouse who ran rings around the nazis. Nancy grace augusta wake, ac, gm 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 was a new. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Socialite, spy, and the most decorated heroine of wwii her code name was the white mouse, and she once killed a german soldier with her bare hands. As the gestapos most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, its a story worth telling. A leading figure in the french resistance, she was deemed the white mouse by the gestapo due to her uncanny ability to elude capture.
Her father, a journalist, left the family shortly after moving them to sydney, australia. German translation of mouse the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. She was known as the white mouse for her uncanny ability to run rings. Grade 567 hass australian history war heroes nancy wake. Nancy wake simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nancy wake was a crusading journalist who became one of the most respected and feared secret agents during the german invasion of france.
At one time she was on the top of the gestapos most wanted list. Coded radio message transcript 1st october, 1944 special operations executive officer. This is the incredible true story of nancy wake, the daring allied spy who became the gestapos most wanted woman in wwii. Nancy wake, nicknamed the white mouse for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. Codenamed the white mouse for her elusiveness, this international. Drag the mouse to bottom left corner and rightclick on the start icon.
Known as the white mouse by the gestapo, due to her elusiveness, she was their most wanted person with a five million franc price on her head. Nancy wake codename the white mouse 1987 part 5 of 6 duration. Understand the role that the french resistance and espionage played in sabotaging german plans, researching the role of women in the resistance especially nancy wake, aka the white mouse. As the gestapos most wanted person, and one of the most highly. Nancy wake, an attractive young journalist, is on assignment in marseilles when she meets wealthy businessman, henri fiocca. British agents working in germanoccupied france during world war ii. She was a member of soes musician circuit in occupied france during world war ii where she operated as a wireless operator until arrested by the gestapo. This week, a new, locally made docudrama called nancy wake.
Nancy never believed that women should just stay at home or stand on the sidelines while men went to war and proved herself to be a fantastic leader during the french resistance, in which pockets. With rachael blampied, owen black, gavin rutherford, richard chapman. Jul 20, 2014 she parachuted out airplanes, bicycled 500 km. The autobiography of the woman the gestapo called the white mouse wake, nancy on. She led a group of guerilla fighters in france, outsmarting the germans, flirting with them, or killing them when she had to. The story of nancy wake writing on the life of the great australian nancy wake can never be exhausted regardless of the countless books that are available. They codenamed her the white mouse because of her ability to elude capture. So like the russell crowe, the flat white and the pavlova, we will claim her. This showcase documentarydrama follows nancy wakes life from becoming a vital link in the french resistance, to fleeing from nazi spies.
The gestapo called her the white mouse for the way she deftly avoided their traps. Nancy wake, a french resistance hero of world war ii, in 2004. Award winners noni hazelhurst and john waters star in this true story of australias greatest war heroine, nancy wake, the woman tagged by the gestapo as the white mouse. Nancy wake was the allies most decorated servicewoman of wwii, and the gestapos mostwanted person. White mouse remains on our most wanted list and we will have her arrested post haste.
When war broke out she was a young woman married to a wealthy frenchman. One white mouse and two grey mice were hiding from the cat. In some ways, this is surprising considering that she was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war 2 and played such a significant role in the allied resistance to german occupation that she. Australian nancy wake, who as a spy became one the allies most decorated servicewomen for her role in the french resistance during world war ii, has died in london, officials said today. Wake was responsible for setting up a successful escape network around marseille, france at the beginning of the war. She escaped only by hiking 50 hours through the pyrenees in espadrilles, finally making it to spain. War hero, survivor, spynancy wake doesnt want another layer of gold paint added to the legend of the white mouse. The white mouse is historical fiction and based on the real life exploits of australian nancy wake during world war ii. But the nickname the nazis gave nancy wake one of churchills most. Nancy wake tells the true story of australias greatest war heroine the woman the gestapo dubbed the white mouse. This ww2 undercover agent revisits europe and tells her story of escaping the gestapo. No sooner does henri sweep nancy off her feet and convince her to become mrs. By her own account she once killed a german sentry with her bare hands. By the end of the second world war, she was the gestapos most wanted person.
Codename, doc doe white mouse nancy i have bad news. Nancy is called the white mouse because she hid hundreds of british soldiers during world war 2, gestapo would catch her in a corner but never caught her. Her contribution to the underground movements and the secret service in france, earned her many medals making her the most decorated woman during ww2. Codename white mouse special operations executive chief, dr dalton. After living and working in paris in the 1930s, nancy married a wealthy frenchman and settled in marseilles. To allow mouse to wake the computer from sleep, i will suggest you to try these steps. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Nancy wake, the white mouse of the french resistance. She was subsequently executed at the dachau concentration. Nancy grace augusta wake 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 known as the white mouse, was an australian who worked as a spy for the british in world war ii. A novel by sebastian faulks based on her life called charlotte gray, was later made into a movie starring cate blanchett wake was born in wellington, new zealand in 1911. She was born in new zealand but emigrated to australia at two years old.
With nancy wake, john stanton, vinnie colaci, guna brown. Docudrama telling the story of an extraordinary undercover agent who worked with the resistance against nazi germany, evading the gestapo while on their mostwanted list. Wake, nicknamed the white mouse, was one of the most effective and. The white mouse the thrilling true story of nancy wake, the french wartime agent who lived a life of adventure. The white mouse was the gestapos most wanted duration. White mouse publishing house is named after spy, nancy wake, who the german military called the white mouse for her ability to elude capture. Australian director bruce beresford has signed on to direct feature film the white mouse, about the countrys most decorated world war ii servicewoman, nancy wake produced by peter glover and sue milliken farscape, sirens, the film which hasnt raised finance will tell the story of wake, who died early monday morning australian time in london, aged 98. A truelife account of soe nancy wake, aka the white mouse.
Called the white mouse by the germans because of her ability to evade capture, ms wake learned at the end of the war that fiocca was tortured and killed in 1943. The white mouse tells the story of how nancy came to live in france and become involved with the resistance. Gestapos most wanted nancy wake, the white mouse gunstig ein. Yolande elsa maria beekman 7 january 1911 september 1944 was a british spy in world war ii who served in the womens auxiliary air force and the special operations executive. An australian woman living in france, nancy wake helped hundreds of allied serviceman escape from the german forces to spain during world war 2. The white mouse tells the story of nancys incredible. Together with her husband, henri fiocca, nancy became an integral part of the french resistance movement. Bruce beresford to direct film on nancy wakes life. Reads like a thriller my heart was pounding as nancy set up links with resistance workers, drove ambulances, transported black market goods, exchanged messages, came face to face with the gestapo and was placed under arrest. Nancy wake was a harddrinking, hardfighting wwii special agent, saboteur, and maquis commander who survived four days of gestapo interrogation, saved over two hundred downed allied pilots from falling into the clutches of the nazis, blew up a couple german supply depots, had a bounty of five million francs placed on her head, and then killed an ss soldier with her bare hands. She became berlins most wanted woman and, upon escaping to england, was trained by the s. Nancy wake tells the story of an australian journalist married to a french businessman during the german occupation of france in the second world. Nancy wake aka the white mouse was the allies most decorated woman.
She managed to kill by some estimates dozens of german soldiers while blowing up no less than one munitions factory. Nancy wake was the most wanted woman in wartime europe, and the most highly decorated australian woman ever. Nancy grace augusta wake, ac, gm 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 also known as nancy fiocca was a new zealandborn nurse and journalist who joined the french resistance and later the special operations executive soe during world war ii, and briefly pursued a postwar career as an intelligence officer in the air ministry. Trained in handtohand combat, espionage, sabotage, and able to drink her male counterparts under the table, she was known as one of the most fearsome resistance fighters during wwii. The autobiography of the woman the gestapo called the. Nancy wake photographed in 1945 nancy wake, a spy the german gestapo nicknamed the white mouse during wwii because of her evasion of them and.
In reference to wakes ability to elude capture, the gestapo called her the white mouse. Beresford traps mouse helmer bruce beresford is set to make the white mouse, a biopic about australian war hero nancy wake. The white mouse who killed an ss sentry with her bare hands. Research the events leading up to, and involved in, the dday landings. A leading figure for the french resistance in wwii, nancy wake became one of the most decorated service women of the war. Nancy wake, who in 1943 was top of the gestapos most wanted list, was born in the back room of a dingy weatherboard shack in wellington, new zealand, the youngest of. Nancy wake is relatively unknown by most australians. Fiocca than the germans invade france and she takes yet another name. German translation of awake the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Everything you need to know about the white mouse movie. Nancy wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number one on the gestapos most wanted list. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. She participated in a battle between the maquis and a large german force in. As lucienne carlier, nancy smuggles people and documents across the border and earns a new nickname from the gestapo for her remarkable ability to evade capture.
The autobiography of the woman the gestapo called the white mouse. During the war in france, wake served as an ambulance driver. During world war ii, australian nancy wake, nicknamed the white mouse, works with the french resistance to save downed allied airmen in fr. In the early 1930s, nancy wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in paris.
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