HEROINES OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE - NOOR INAYAT KHAN GC

 

She was Russian born

But died as an agent for the SOE

In October 1943 “Madelaine”

Was betrayed to the Germans

And the SD Interrogated her at

84 Avenue Foch

Their HQ in Paris

Though she had the face of an angel

She fought her captors so fiercely

They were scared of her,

And treated her as extremely dangerous

After many escape attempts

She was transferred to Germany

After almost a year in captivity

She was taken to Dachau

Along with three other agents

And in the early morning hours

Of 13th September 1944,

They were shot in the back of the head

Their bodies then immediately

Burned in the crematorium.

As far as the British were concerned

She was only missing

And she was mentioned in despatches

It wasn’t until 1949

When she was posthumously awarded

A British George Cross and

A French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star.