Nancy Wake #shorts

Nancy Wake was born in New Zealand in August 1912 and was the youngest of six children. She was raised by her mother in Sydney, and at the age of 16 left home to trainers and nurse. Later, after travelling to America and Europe as a journalist, she settled in France where she married a French industrialist.

In 1939, when the Germans invaded, she worked as an ambulance driver, but in 1940, during the occupation, she joined a branch of the French Resistance with her husband. In her role as an undercover agent, she organised escape routes for refugees and allied soldiers, and with bravery and determination, she saved many lives.

Unfortunately, her success didn't go unnoticed by the Germans, and having earned the nickname The White Mouse, she became one of the most wanted individuals, appearing capture she escaped to England, where she trained as a spy before returning to France to join the guerrilla group the Marquis.