Friday, 21 May 2021

HEROINES OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE – SONIA OLSCHANEZKY

She was German born

And served as an agent for the SOE

In January 1944 “Tania”

Was arrested by the Gestapo

Along with other members of her group

Then transported to Fresnes Prison

And interrogated and brutalized repeatedly

Before being sent to Karlsruhe in Germany,

With several other captured SOE agents

But was ultimately taken to

The Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France

Where on the 6th July 1944,

Along with three other agents

She was taken to the crematorium

After being beaten senseless

They were burned alive in the crematorium.

As far as the British were concerned

She was only missing.

To the great shame of the allies

Her name is not recorded on any

Of the SOE memorials

Despite having served as an agent for four years

And dying at the age of 20

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