WWII Trivia

3 obscure facts from the depths of WWII history. Even Mike might not know these.

Women ★ Deep Cut 1941

Krystyna Skarbek aka Christine Granville

Krystyna Skarbek, a Polish countess, was one of the first and longest-serving Special Operations Executive agents. She parachuted into Nazi-occupied Poland and crossed the Tatra mountains to reach Hungary, delivering intelligence. During an SOE missi…

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Women ★ Deep Cut 1941

The Female Resistance Network of the Comet Line

The Comet Line (Reseau Comete) was a Belgian-French escape network that helped nearly 800 Allied airmen escape from occupied Europe to neutral Spain. It was founded and run almost entirely by young women. The leader, 24-year-old Belgian Andrée de Jon…

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