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126 - Virginia Hall: The Limping Lady

Oooo! Looks like we have another WW2 badass on our hands! This is the story of WW2 spy, Virginia Hall. She was on the Gestapos hit list, and her story is a very interesting and exciting one! 

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBIWSh-1_A

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/virginia-hall-6944.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Hall

https://photos.state.gov/libraries/estonia/99874/History%20stories/Not-Bad-for-a-Girl-from-Baltimore.pdf

https://www.c-span.org/video/?190549-1/the-wolves-door-true-story-americas-greatest-female-spy

 

 

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