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The Limping Lady (Virginia Hall) and William Carney


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In Episode 11, I told you the story of one of America’s greatest code breakers of World War 2, Elizabeth Smith. Today we’re stepping into the other side of the intelligence game; the more shadowy world of espionage, to uncover the incredible story of Virginia Hall, an American woman who became one of the most dangerous Allied spies of World War II. Known to the Gestapo as the “Limping Lady,” her courage and cunning changed the course of the war. So, grab a seat, as we travel back to Nazi-occupied France.

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Random HistoryBy Argos101