In the course of human development, there is a profession that is indispensable, but this profession is extremely special. In our real life, this profession is rare, and this profession is what we call spying. In the spy, compared to men, Xiaobian believes that women are more specific to their gender. Especially in the war years, women have more advantages than men, so today Xiaobian will tell you about a female spy during World War II.
One, Nancy Wake
The female spy I'm going to talk about today is Nancy Wake, who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Nancy's parents have a great contrast in personality.
Nancy's mother was a devoted believer,
Therefore, Nancy's mother has been very strict with Nancy's education since childhood, and Nancy's mother is also unsmiling every day, very serious.
Relative to the seriousness and severity of the mother,
Nancy's father was a representative idealist.
It's the kind of person who does whatever he wants, without thinking about the consequences at all.
In the historical record, when Nancy was just born, Nancy's father was going to make a movie through the introduction of others, but it cost money to make a movie, so Nancy's father, who did not have enough funds at that time, sold his house behind Nancy's mother.
But after the house was sold, Nancy's father's film was not made, and even the people disappeared.
The new house that her father sold also kicked Nancy out. So Nancy's mother left New Zealand with nancy and five other children, who had just turned one, and returned to Sydney, Australia.
Nancy, who returned to Sydney with her mother, slowly grew up, and when she reached the age when she could go to school, Nancy's mother sent Nancy to school for a normal education. By the time Nancy reached the age of 16, she knew she should help her mother share some of the burdens of the family, so Nancy went to work as a nurse, using the money from work-study to complete her studies and fill some of the household.
When Nancy was 20 years old, Nancy unexpectedly received a £200 inheritance from her aunt in New Zealand, and it was this inheritance that changed Nancy's next fate.
2. Participation in the Anti-Fascist League
Nancy used the inheritance left by her aunt to go to the countries of Europe to gain some insight, and later Nancy became a european correspondent for a publishing house.
In 1933, Nancy was given an interview assignment to go to Berlin, Germany, to interview Hitler, who had just become President of Germany.
It was this interview mission that allowed Nancy to witness how brutal the Nazis under Hitler's leadership were, which made Nancy later determined to embark on the anti-fascist road.
In November 1939, Nancy's age was already at the time of marriage, so Nancy met and fell in love with a French rich man, Henry, and the two had a very grand wedding.
After getting married, Nancy lived with her husband, Henry, on the maison de Marseille. I thought that the days of happiness and peace would go on slowly like this, but because Hitler's Germany began to invade, Nancy's peaceful and happy life was ruined.
By the time Nancy had just been married for three years, Germany had already conquered all the European countries such as Britain and France, so these countries were also under the control of the German army.
So when the country is gone, what kind of happiness can individuals in this country have? So Nancy was extremely hateful and disgusted by the Germans, so Nancy decided to join the Free French organization and become a member of the anti-fascist alliance, so Nancy became a spy.
When Nancy became a spy, she had many glorious records, for example, when the German army thought that it was only a matter of time before britain was destroyed, there was no worry at all, so the pressure on Britain was naturally huge.
In order to hold the last line of defense in order to hold the enemy strong and the enemy weak, the British had to send a spy to steal some important information from the German army. So British Prime Minister Winston Churchill secretly ordered the British intelligence chief to contact Nancy and let Nancy take on this important task.
The enormity of this task is naturally needless to say, so the pressure after Nancy received the task at that time was also enormous.
The victory or defeat of this mission also determined the victory or defeat between The German and British sides, and the decisive factor in whether the British could hold the last line of defense.
Therefore, in order to make Nancy smooth in Germany, the British arranged a lot of treason news for Nancy. So Nancy, who was abused and treasonous, became a traitor through and through. At the same time, in order to gain the trust of the German army, Nancy also wore Nazi uniforms and badges every day to show her loyalty.
3. Stealing intelligence
With Nancy's intelligence and the blessing of the British, Nancy quickly gained the trust of the German army, especially Hitler, so nancy at that time was free to enter and exit Hitler's office and residence.
As time slowly passed, Nancy finally discovered a plan in Hitler's bedroom, which was the "Sea Lion Project", which described the German air war against Britain on August 6, or a little later, and recorded in detail some of the German army deployments.
Nancy immediately transmitted this information back to the British, but Churchill, after seeing the plan, thought that this plan was more like a plan, so it was not particularly accurate, and the date of the attack inside was ambiguous, so Churchill ordered Nancy to get more accurate information.
Later, soon after, Nancy was finally exposed to the real combat plan of the German attack on the British army, "Eagle Plan". After Churchill saw this plan, he made corresponding defensive measures according to the plan.
In this way, the British evaded a German attack, because Hitler found that the British army was more well prepared, and the defensive measures were particularly well done, so the attack naturally had little chance of winning, so Hitler canceled the attack plan this time.
And Nancy's intelligence transmission this time also has important significance for World War II, because if there is no such information transmission, then the Great Possibility of Britain will be attacked by the German army, then after the British fall, the entire anti-fascist alliance will enter an unfavorable situation, so Nancy has made a great contribution.
But even the most powerful spy will be recognized one day, because the problem of Nancy's status has also made her a thorn in the side of some people, so in 1942, Nancy was targeted by the Gestapo.
However, the Gestapo at that time had not been able to arrest Nancy because they had not found exact evidence, but at this time they already knew that Nancy was a spy, but there was no way to make up their minds about which country Nancy was loyal to and which country the spy was.
So Nancy, who was aware, had to constantly change her identity to avoid the pursuit of the other party. Although it was very thrilling every time, Nancy was able to successfully escape from danger every time, just like heavenly help. So the Gestapo at that time thought that Nancy was extremely cunning and difficult to catch, like a mouse, so the Gestapo at that time called Nancy a "guinea pig".
Later, the Gestapo increased Nancy's reward to 5 million francs in order to be able to catch Nancy, and Nancy became the number one on the wanted blacklist.
In the process of Nancy's escape, Nancy's original husband naturally could not escape the Gestapo's inquiry. However, because Nancy's husband did not tell her whereabouts, she was eventually brutally killed by the Gestapo.
Therefore, The editor believes that Nancy's husband Henry can be said to be a very admirable person, and it can also be seen that Henry is deeply in love with Nancy. At the same time, he not only proved to the world his love for Nancy, but also reflected his resolute resistance to the Nazis.
Nancy, who had been on the run, returned to England and joined an action squad to continue contributing to the anti-fascist cause.
Finally, at the end of World War II, Nancy was also awarded a national medal by many countries.
And the film and television media also adapted Nancy's life experience into a movie to let more people know how legendary and thrilling Nancy's life is.
Reference: The Biography of Nancy Wake