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French spymaster Marie-Madeleine Fourcade's false identity card as Marie-Suzanne Imbert. (Granger)
October 4, 2019, 9:19 am
Forgotten female spymaster led French Resistance’s largest intelligence ring
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade used society’s conservative view of women to her advantage, helming an operation that saw hundreds gather intel essential for defeating Nazis
By Rich Tenorio
Marthe Cohn being filmed by director Nicola Hens for the upcoming documentary 'An Unusual Spy.' (Courtesy)
September 17, 2017, 10:55 pm
The 4’11” Jewish woman who entered the lion’s den to spy on Nazi Germany
‘I was very lucky,’ says 97-year-old Marthe Cohn, the subject of a new documentary that highlights her near-impossible missions
By Alex Suskind
The files of a Nazi German officer, stored for years in the archives rooms of the medieval castle of Vincennes, east of Paris, on display, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
March 16, 2016, 11:46 pm
French historians unveil WWII secret services’ archives
After 70 years in storage, documents lend insight on French Nazi collaborators, including designer Coco Chanel
By AP
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