Szabo, Violette, 1921-1945
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Violette Szabo was a British-French Special Operations Executive agent during the Second World War. On her second mission into occupied France, Szabo was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | War Office and successors: Registered Files (General Series) | National Archives (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Civilian Gallantry Awards (GCC Series) Files | National Archives (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF Series) | National Archives (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Foreign Office: Claims Department: Correspondence and Claims Files | National Archives (Great Britain) |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Small, Elisabeth (Oral history) | Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Harrington & Richardson .32 Double Action | Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Private Papers of Major H L T Peuleve DSO MC | Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Oliver Haward (Oral history) | Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR | Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) |
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| memberOf | Great Britain. Special Operations Executive | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 00 | GB | |
| Ravensbrück | 11 | DE | |
| Paris | A8 | FR |
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Person
Birth 1921-06-21
Death 1945-02-05
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