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		Krystyna Skarbek, G.M., O.B.E., Croix de guerre (1 May, 1915 - 15 June, 1952) was a Polish-born World War II British SOE agent also known by the "nom de guerre", Christine Granville.
	www.spock.com /Krystyna-Skarbek (122 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek - Wikinfo
		She referred to Skarbek as a very brave woman with tremendous guts but a law unto herself who, despite her good looks, was actually a loner.
		Knowing that the two men would be put to death before the arrival of liberation forces, Krystyna Skarbek used all her abilities, approaching a police officer asking if it would be possible for her to bring some necessities to her husband who was being held in prison.
		Krystyna Skarbek's heroics won her the French Croix de Guerre plus the British George Cross and OBE.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.org /wiki.php?title=Krystyna_Skarbek (2572 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek
		Countess Krystyna Skarbek (May 1, 1915 - June 17, 1952) was the Polish-born spy known as Christine Granville and decorated World War II hero.
		Skarbek and her husband fled to London, England where she contacted British Intelligence to offer her services to conduct subversive activities in Poland.
		Krystyna Skarbek's heroics won her the French Croix de Guerre as well as the British George Cross, and she was appointed an OBE.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/kr/krystyna_skarbek.html (879 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek - Definition, explanation
		Krystyna showed her penchant for stratagem when they were arrested by the German Gestapo in January 1941 and she managed to win her own and Kowerski's release by feigning symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis.
		Similarly, by the time Krystyna was holding a commission, for cover purposes, as a British WAAF flight officer (November 21, 1944 — May 14, 1945), when she visited Polish military headquarters in uniform she was treated by the military chiefs with marks of the highest respect.
		Krystyna, learning that they were soon to be executed, arranged to meet with a key Gestapo officer, introduced herself as a niece of British General Bernard Montgomery, and threatened the officer with terrible retribution if harm came to the prisoners.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/kr/krystyna_skarbek.php (1649 words)

	Granville, Christine - Biography
		Krystyna Skarbek was the Polish-born spy known as Christine Granville and decorated World War II hero.
		Knowing that the two men would be put to death before the arrival of liberation forces, Krystyna Skarbek used all her abilities, approaching a police officer asking if it would be possible for her to bring some necessities to her husband who was being held in prison.
		Krystyna Skarbek's heroics won her the French Croix de Guerre as well as the British George Cross, and she was appointed an OBE.
	www.64-baker-street.org /agents/agent_others_christine_granville_01.html (843 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Krystyna Skarbek
		Krystyna Skarbek was born in Warsaw, Poland, to "Count" Jerzy Skarbek (his line of the Skarbek aristocratic family doesn't have rights to the title), scion of one of Poland's oldest noble families, and Stefania Goldfeder, daughter of a wealthy assimilated Jewish banker.
		Krystyna showed her penchant for stratagem when they were arrested by the German Gestapo in January 1941 and she managed to win her own and Kowerski's release by feigning symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis.
		Krystyna was chosen to replace SOE agent Cecily Lefort, who had been captured and brutally tortured (and was later executed) by the Gestapo.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Krystyna_Skarbek (1781 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek
		To okamžitě stalo se jasné každému to Krystyna Skarbek byl nadaný a oddaný agent jehož osobnost našla její přátele kdekoli ona šla. Muži, samozřejmě, byl kreslen k její kráse ale rychle se dozvěděl, že ona byla hluboce schopný operátor se holícím strojkem-ostré instinkty, které tiše postavily nebezpečí před železo rozhodnou se.
		Krystyna Skarbek heroics vyhrával jí francouzštinu Croix de Guerre plus Britové George kříž a OBE.
		Nicméně, žádný takový požadavek někdy byl navrhnutý z nějaké legitimní pravomoci a SOE je Vera Atkinsová, kdo měl přístup ke všem souborům a znal ji dobře, řekl to Krystyna Skarbek byl “naprosto loajální a oddaný spojencům, a nic by mělo nutil ji zradit její důvěru.”
	wikipedia.infostar.cz /k/kr/krystyna_skarbek.html (693 words)

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		Skarbek and her husband fled to London where she contacted British Intelligence to offer her services to conduct subversive activities in Poland.
		Krystyna made several sabotage expeditions into Poland where she was also able to record German troop movements, information that she sent back to British Intelligence.
		Krystyna Skarbek's heroics won her the French Croix de Guerre as well as the British George Cross, and she was appointed an OBE.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/krystyna-skarbek.html (874 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek Information
		She was born in Warsaw, Poland, to Count Jerzy Skarbek, scion of one of Poland's oldest noble families, and Stefania Goldfeder, daughter of a wealthy assimilated Jewish banker.
		Similarly, by the time Krystyna was holding a commission, for cover purposes, as a British WAAF officer (21 November, 1944 - 14 May, 1945), when she visited Polish military headquarters in uniform she was treated by the military chiefs with the highest respect.
		Krystyna was chosen to replace SOE agent Cicely Lefort, who had been captured and brutally tortured (and was later executed) by the Gestapo.
	www.bookrags.com /Christine_Granville (1727 words)

	Encyklopedia - Krystyna Skarbek (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Krystyna nie straciła głowy, i ufając fałszywym dokumentom nie tylko nie zdekospirowała ani siebie, ani całej grupy, ale namówiła Niemców do przepchania przemycanego samochodu, który utknął na drodze.
		Zdemobilizowana po wojnie, Krystyna mimo swoich zasług dla SOE i licznych odznaczeń nie otrzymała brytyjskiego obywatelstwa, bo nie mogła wykazać się pięcioletnim pobytem na terenie Imperium Brytyjskiego, co było wówczas warunkiem wymaganym przez prawo.
		Z Kowerskim (który w czasie wojny dosłużył się stopnia majora armii brytyjskiej), który był jej przyjacielem lat dziecinnych i towarzyszem życia od czasów węgierskich, Krystyna nigdy nie wzięła ślubu.
	wiki.luman.biz /Krystyna_Skarbek (766 words)

	wartime memoirs \| Lanckoronska \| Skarbek
		The heroine of the former book, Krystyna Skarbek, had a Polish father, whilst her mother was from an integrated Jewish family.
		Both women were technically countesses, although Skarbek was a vivacious tearaway and Lanckoronska was more happy signing by her professional title (she was one of Poland's first female professors).
		This is the biography of Krystyna Skarbek by the South African writer Madeleine Masson.
	www.cracow-life.com /poland/lanckoronska-skarbek (935 words)

	Granville, Christine - Biography
		Krystyna Skarbek was the Polish-born spy known as Christine Granville and decorated World War II hero.
		Skarbek and her husband fled to London where she contacted British Intelligence to offer her services to conduct subversive activities in Poland.
		Krystyna Skarbek is interred in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery at Kensal Green.
	64-baker-street.org /agents/agent_others_christine_granville_01.html (843 words)

	Meritum informacje kana³ INTERIA.PL - Sport (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Krystyna nie straciÅa gÅowy, i ufajÄc faÅszywym dokumentom nie tylko nie zdekospirowaÅa siebie, ani caÅej grupy, ale namÃ³wiÅa NiemcÃ³w do przepchniÄcia samochodu, ktÃ³ry utknÄÅ na drodze, przez granicÄ.
		Krystyna (rozwiodÅa siÄ z GiÅ¼yckim w polskim konsulacie w Berlinie 1 sierpnia 1946 r.) mimo swoich zasÅug i licznych odznaczeÅ miaÅa trudnoÅci ze zdobyciem ÅrodkÃ³w utrzymania.
		Z Kowerskim (w czasie wojny dosÅuÅ¼yÅ siÄ stopnia majora armii brytyjskiej), ktÃ³ry byÅ jej towarzyszem Å¼ycia od czasÃ³w wÄgierskich, Krystyna nigdy nie wziÄÅa Ålubu.
	www.meritumspj.com /wiki/link-Krystyna_Skarbek (1158 words)

	Krystyna Skarbek - Wikinfo
		She referred to Skarbek as a very brave woman with tremendous guts but a law unto herself who, despite her good looks, was actually a loner.
		Knowing that the two men would be put to death before the arrival of liberation forces, Krystyna Skarbek used all her abilities, approaching a police officer asking if it would be possible for her to bring some necessities to her husband who was being held in prison.
		Krystyna Skarbek's heroics won her the French Croix de Guerre plus the British George Cross and OBE.
	www.wikinfo.org /index.php/Krystyna_Skarbek (893 words)

	Christine Granville (1915 - 1952) - Find A Grave Memorial
		Krystyna Skarbek was born on her parents' estate at Mlodziesyn, thirty miles from Warsaw.
		Krystyna made her way to Hungary, hoping to travel to Poland.
		Krystyna made three undercover visits to Warsaw, collecting much military and economic information which was sent to London.
	www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8800412 (523 words)

	Bond w spódnicy po polsku. Czy powstanie serial o Krystynie Skarbek? - WYDARZENIA w Stopklatka.pl
		Jeżeli ktokolwiek pracuje bądź będzie pracował nad scenariuszem o Skarbek, nie da sobie rady, jeśli nie rozstrzygnie, co z dostępnej wiedzy na jej temat jest prawdziwe, a co tylko wątpliwe.
		Skarbek pamiętała, że pracując przed wojną w biurze Fiata, które mieściło się nad garażem, zatruła się spalinami, miała wyraźne zmiany w płucach.
		Skarbek miała dwóch mężów - z Gettlichem, przemysłowcem z Pabianic, rozstała się po sześciu miesiącach.
	www.stopklatka.pl /wydarzenia/wydarzenie.asp?wi=34308 (1644 words)

	Tajemnice kobiety szpiega (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Krystyna Skarbek (1908-52) podczas II wojny światowej pracowała dla brytyjskiego wywiadu - Special Operations Executive (SOE).
		Jeżeli ktokolwiek pracuje bądź będzie pracował nad scenariuszem o Skarbek, nie da sobie rady, jeśli nie rozstrzygnie, co z dostępnej wiedzy na jej temat jest prawdziwe, a co tylko wątpliwe.
		W książce Masson Kowerski przedstawia to tak: zawiózł Skarbek pod francuski konsulat w Stambule, zaś ona upierała się, że konsul, choć jest z Vichy, pozostaje przecież Francuzem i mężczyzną.
	serwisy.gazeta.pl /kultura/1,34169,3707438.html?skad=rss (1206 words)

	Christine Granville - spymuseum.com
		Born Krystyna Skarbek in Warsaw, Poland in 1915, the daughter of Count Jerzy Skarbek, a Polish aristocrat and the granddaughter of a wealthy Jewish banker in the Goldfeder family.
		The couple immediately travelled to britain and she volunteered to work with British intelligenc services (her husband joined the Free Polish Services and was later killed in combat).
		Krystyna was brought into the Special Operations Executive brance of British inteligence, recruited because of her intellect and her fluency in several different languages.
	www.spymuseum.com /pages/agent-granville-christine.html (251 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Meanwhile Krystyna's husband, Jerzy GiÅ¼ycki, when informed that Wilkinson had told Krystyna and Kowerski that their services were being dispensed with, took umbrage at their shabby treatment and abruptly bowed out of his own remarkable career as a British intelligence agent.
		Fluent in French, she was assigned to SOE's F [7] Section under the nom de guerre "Christine Granville," by which she would become best known.
		Krystyna Skarbek had become a legend in her lifetime.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Krystyna_Skarbek (1743 words)

	tangotalk
		Krystyna was born a countess in Poland, and when the war started in 1939, she and her husband were in their new plantation home, in Africa.
		She was very astute and sharp and was able to avoid those kinds of situations that could be fatal to someone in such a dangerous job.
		Skarbek and her memory is honoured by the author of the spy thriller.
	tangotalker.blogspot.com (4003 words)

	Skarbek Family Genealogy Forum
		Mary Gresock Skarbek - Obituary - Marilyn (Masters) Frantz 5/28/04
		Re: Countess Krystyna Skarbek - Pat Metzinger 2/17/04
		Re: Countess Krystyna Skarbek - Joanna Kobusiñska 2/25/04
	genforum.genealogy.com /skarbek (42 words)

	Andrew Kennedy (1912 - 1988) - Find A Grave Memorial
		Here he met Krystyna Skarbek, whom he had known slightly in Poland, and they soon became lovers.
		When the pair were issued with false British passports, Krystyna chose the name of Christine Granville (q.v.), and Kowerski re-named himself Andrew Kennedy, after a cousin of his who had married an Irishman of that name.
		After working in espionage in the Middle East, Kennedy took a parachute course, being the first one-legged man to do so, and was sent to Ostumi in Italy, as liason officer for the Polish School of Parachutists who were to be dropped into their homeland.
	www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8801003 (296 words)

	fuckfrance.com - Ian Fleming's Original Spy Contact - Krystyna Skarbek,, Polish Countess and Miss Poland (2350598) - ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She was actually born Krystyna Skarbek, thirty miles from Warsaw, in 1915.
		The daughter of a Polish Count, Krystyna was a particularly beautiful woman who could wind any man around her little finger — which she frequently did.
		In fact, it has been speculated that Krystyna was the inspiration for the double agent, Vesper Lynd, who appears in the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.
	www.fuck-eu.com /topic/2350598/1/UK/Ian-Fleming-s-Original-Spy-Contact-Krystyna-Skarbek-Polish-Countess-and-Miss-Poland.html&replies=7 (1456 words)

	Why women make the best spies - icWales
		But for sheer romance it’s hard to beat the story of Krystyna Skarbek.
		Born into Polish nobility and breathtakingly beautiful, she tried and failed to smuggle her Jewish mother out of the country, before embarking on a series of missions which took her from Hungary to Africa via the French Alps and most points in between.
		Krystyna inhabited a number of different personalities during her time undercover.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /news/feature-news/fashion-lifestyle/tm_headline=why-women-make-the-best-spies&method=full&objectid=19316347&siteid=50082-name_page.html (942 words)

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