Thursday, August 31, 2017

Pencil sketch of an anti Nazi agent by Dr K Prabhakar Rao

MADELEINE DAMERMENT

She was French citizen and when Germany attacked France. She helped mostly British to escape to England. When her activities were betrayed she fled to England in 1942.She joined SOE and was trained for her role. She was para dropped in France at Arliere but was immediately captured by Gestapo who were waiting due to betrayal . Shipped to Gestapo headquarters on the Avenue Foch in Paris, Damerment was subjected to examination and torture. On 12 May 1944 she was sent with several other captured SOE agents to the civilian prison for women at Karlsruhe, Germany. She was held there under horrific conditions until 11 September when she was abruptly transferred to Dachau concentration camp with fellow agents Eliane Plewman, Yolande Beekman, and Noor Inayat Khan. she was executed along with three more SOE agents each by single gunshot at back of the head. She was honored with British king"s commendation for bravery apart from French honours.

No comments: