Noor-Un-Nisa Inayat Khan: Madeleine, George Cross Mbe, Croix de Guerre with Gold Star
Madeleine: George Cross Mbe, Croix de Guerre with Gold Star
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"Born to an American mother and Indian Sufi father, Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan studied music and children's psychology in Paris, composed music, played the harp, wrote poetry and children's stories. After the German invasion of France during World War II, Noor sought refuge in England, where she was recruited and trained by Britain's SOE (Special Operations Executive) to serve as an undercover wireless radio operative in German occupied Paris during World War II. Although her initial Resistance network Prosper was rounded up shortly after her arrival in 1943, she continued wireless transmissions...
"Born to an American mother and Indian Sufi father, Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan studied music and children's psychology in Paris, composed music, played the harp, wrote poetry and children's stories. After the German invasion of France during World War II, Noor sought refuge in England, where she was recruited and trained by Britain's SOE (Special Operations Executive) to serve as an undercover wireless radio operative in German occupied Paris during World War II. Although her initial Resistance network Prosper was rounded up shortly after her arrival in 1943, she continued wireless transmissions for British and French Resistance groups. She was arrested by the Sicherheitsdienst and interrogated but refused to give any information. After multiple escape attempts she was sent to prison in Germany. Noor was executed at Dachau in 1944. She was posthumously awarded the Georges Cross, M. B. E. by Britain, and the Croix de Guerre with Gold Star by France for her heroic service and sacrifice"--
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