[Milsurplus] "Spy Princess: Noor Inayat Khan"
Hubert Miller
kargo_cult at msn.com
Thu Dec 13 01:52:30 EST 2018
This seen in the New York Times, 10 Dec. 2018.
Re the second paragraph, I left it intact: heavens, I AM a white male, and collective sins of the past or not, I think white males largely directed the building of the
modern world. In any case, I would agree with the latter statement, about obituaries for remarkable people whose end of life was not previously reported.
Whole obituary is at: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/obituaries/noor-inayat-khan-overlooked.html
There exists a PBS ( Public Broadcasting System; i.e. non-commercial U.S. network ) movie, "Enemy of the Reich", from 2014.
A 5 minute trailer is seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2nM12xbAUM
The movie seems to be available only as an online view at around $5 or from PBS for $20 the DVD.
There are a few seconds of 'suitcase radio' glimpses beginning at about 01:53 into the trailer. If anyone recognizes the source of those scenes, I would like to know it.
There is also the book, "Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan".
Perhaps this story is better known in the U.K. It was new to me.
>From the Times article:
"Khan was the first female radio operator to be sent by Britain into occupied France, according to her biographer, Shrabani Basu.
Within 10 days of her arrival, all the other British agents in Khan's network had been arrested. The S.O.E. wanted her to return to Britain, but she refused, saying she would try to rebuild the network on her own.
She ended up doing the work of six radio operators. She moved constantly to evade detection and dyed her hair blonde to avoid being recognized. She knocked on the doors of old friends, asking them if she could use their homes to send messages to London from a wireless set that she carried around in a bulky suitcase.
Her work had become crucial to the war effort, helping airmen escape and allowing important deliveries to come in.
'Her transmissions became the only link between the agents around the Paris area and London,' Ms. Basu wrote in her biography 'Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan.'
In recognition of her bravery and service, she was awarded the George Cross by Britain and the Croix de Guerre, with gold star, by France. "
Khan was executed at Dachau, 1944, at age 30.
via: Hubert Miller K7HUE
Newport, Oregon, U.S.A.
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