Day: September 30, 2024

Eileen Nearne MBE, SOE’s codenamed “Rose,” operated covertly in WWII occupied France, transmitting messages.

But she was captured.

She was sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp where she refused to engage in prison labour. As punishment, her head was shaved, and she was… pic.twitter.com/77WEgjfJ09

— Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian (@DrHelenFry) September 30, 2024