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  Book Encyclopedia - Web Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Madeleine Damerment was born in the city Lille in the Nord département of France.
Trained to be a courier for the "Bricklayer" network, on the night of February 28, 1944, she and agents France Antelme and Lionel Lee were parachuted into a field near the city of Chartres in France.
Following the end of the War, Madeleine Damerment's valiant contribution to freedom was recognized by her government with the posthumous awarding of the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, and the Médaille combattant de la Résistance.
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 MADELEINE DAMERMENT FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Madeleine Zoe Damerment (November_11, 1917 - September_11, 1944) is a heroine of World_War_II.
Following the end of the War, Madeleine Damerment's valiant contribution to freedom was recognized by her government with the posthumous awarding of the Legion_of_Honor, Croix_de_Guerre, and the Médaille combattant de la Résistance.
She is recorded on the Brookwood_Memorial in Surrey, England and as one of the SOE agents who died for the liberation of France, she is listed on the "Roll of Honor" on the Valençay_SOE_Memorial in the town of Valençay, in the Indre département of France.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: SOE_F_Section_timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Madeleine Damerment, France Antelme and Lionel Lee arrived by parachute into a field near Chartres, 28, and were immediately arrested by waiting Gestapo.
Yolande Beekman,Madeleine Damerment, Noor Inayat Khan, and Eliane Plewman were transferred to Dachau concentration camp.
Yolande Beekman, Madeleine Damerment, Noor Inayat Khan, and Eliane Plewman were executed, each by a single shot to the head, and their bodies cremated at Dachau concentration camp.
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 Madeleine Damerment -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Madeleine Zoe Damerment (November 11, 1917 - September 11, 1944) is a heroine of (A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl) World War II.
Madeleine Damerment was born in the city (An industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders) Lille in the (Click link for more info and facts about Nord) Nord département of (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France.
She helped downed (The people of Great Britain) British airmen and others to escape France until 1942, when it is believed that one of her fellow resistance workers, Harold Cole, betrayed the group and she had to flee to (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
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 Madeleine Damerment
Madeleine was a member of the escape line network led by Albert Guérisse, that helped British airman shot down over France to escape back to Britain.
In 1942 Madeleine was captured by the Spanish authorities and interned in a camp at Miranda de Ibro near Bilbao.
Madeleine Damerment was executed at Dachau in September, 1944.
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 Read about Madeleine Damerment at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Madeleine Damerment and learn about Madeleine ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Avenue Foch in Paris, Damerment was subjected to examination and torture.
Following the end of the War, Madeleine Damerment's valiant contribution to freedom was recognized by her government with the posthumous awarding of the
Brookwood Memorial in Surrey, England and as one of the SOE agents who died for the liberation of France, she is listed on the "Roll of Honor" on the
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 Lille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1667, King Louis XIV (the Sun-King) successfully laid seige to Lille, resulting in it becoming French in 1668 under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, provoking discontent among the citizens of the prosperous city.
A number of important public works undertaken between 1667 and 1670, such as the Citadel (erected by Vauban), or the creation of the quartiers of Saint-André and la Madeleine, enabled the King to gain the confidence of his Flemish subjects.
During five years, from 1708 to 1713, the city was occupied by the Dutch, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page : M/MA/MAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Madeleines are identified by their distinctive shell-like shape, which they acquire from being baked in special pans with shell-shaped depressions.
Madeleine de Valois, born August 10, 1520 at St. Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France – died July 7, 1537 at Edinburgh, Scotland, was a princess of France and Queen consort of King James V of Scotland.
Madeleine is a river in eastern France, in the département Territoire de Belfort.
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 Noor Inyat Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On September 11, 1944, Noor Inyat Khan, along with three other SOE agents, Yolande Beekman, and Madeleine Damerment, were moved to Dachau Concentration Camp.
The women were lined up and forced to kneel, after which each was murdered by a single shot to the head.
Princess Noor Inyat Khan, published writer of children stories and SOE agent code-named "Madeleine", was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1949.
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 Women British SOE agents executed at Dachau
They arrived by train on the night of September 11, 1944 and were allegedly executed the next morning near the crematorium by a single shot to the head; their bodies were immediately burned to destroy the evidence.
Damerment had previously worked for two years with the PAT line which Guérisse headed before he was captured.
In 1948, the names of Beekman, Damerment and Plewman were revealed for the first time when they were included among the 52 women honored by a plaque placed at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - SOE F Section timeline
Madeleine Damerment, France Antelme and Lionel Lee arrived by parachute into a field near Chartres and were immediately arrested by waiting Gestapo.
Lilian Rolfe was dropped near the city of Orléans to work with the "Historian" network run by George Wilkinson
Vera Leigh, Andrée Borrel, Odette Sansom, Diana Rowden, Yolande Beekman, Eliane Plewman and Madeleine Damerment were taken from Fresnes prison to 84 Avenue Foch, where they were joined by Sonya Olschanezky.
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 News | Selected agents
Her SOE finishing report, before being sent on her mission, describes her as "not over-burdened with brains" and "unstable and temperamental and unsuited to work in her field".
Given the codename "Madeleine", she was flown to Le Mans with Diana Rowden and Cecily Lefort on 16 June 1943 and was the first woman to be infiltrated into enemy occupied France.
Later, with three other SOE agents (Yolande Beekman, Eliane Plewman and Madeleine Damerment), she was moved to Dachau.
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 The Story Of Michael Trotobas--Margie Hofman
Trotobas reached Lille where he met among other resistance people a 23 year old French girl Madeleine Damerment (known as MARTINE and LATER dancer) who became one of his assistants.
While Trotobas was in prison at the end of 1941, Madeleine Damerment met Monsieur Paul, who told her he was a British captain and leader of an escape organisation of British Intelligence.
He was in fact, Corporal Harold Cole who worked for the Pat organisation of Dr. Albert Guerisse, but later he became a traitor and betrayed the organisation to the Gestapo.
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 Noor Inyat Khan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On 11 September 1944, Noor Inayat Khan, along with three other SOE agents, Yolande Beekman, Eliane Plewman and Madeleine Damerment, were moved to Dachau Concentration Camp.
The other three women were lined up and forced to kneel, after which each was executed by a single shot to the head.
Princess Noor Inayat Khan, published writer of children stories and SOE agent code-named "Madeleine", was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1949.
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 Pistol range at Dachau where prisoners were executed
Yolande Beekman, Miss Madeleine Damerment, Miss Noorunisa Inayat Khan and Mrs.
Madeleine Damerment was a member of the escape line network led by Albert Guérisse, which helped British airman, who had been shot down over France, to escape back to Britain.
She parachuted into France on 29 February 1944, but was captured by the Gestapo the same day.
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 Business Software Review : Article 'René Dumont'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
February 28 Madeleine Damerment, France Antelme and Lionel Lee arrived by parachute into a field near Chartres and were immediately arrested by waiting Gestapo.
September 1944 September 6 Gilbert Norman was executed at Mauthausen concentration camp September 10 Yolande Beekman,Madeleine Damerment, Noor Inayat Khan, and Eliane Plewman were transferred to Dachau concentration camp.
September 11 Yolande Beekman, Madeleine Damerment, Noor Inayat Khan, and Eliane Plewman were executed, each by a single shot to the head, and their bodies cremated at Dachau concentration camp.
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 Portal - Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
June 1943, she became the first woman operator to be sent into enemy occupied France.
September 1944, Eliane Plewman, Yolanda Beekman and Madeleine Damerment – were also SOE agents in the F section.
Her father was a Sufi mystic, practicing a way of life that revolved around the gentle virtues, peace, love, spiritual harmony.
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During World War II, Madeleine Carroll was an American Red Cross volunteer worker.
Madeleine Winefride Isabelle Dring (September 7, 1923 – March 26 1977) was an English composer and actress.
Contents 1 Life2 Music3 Works3.1 Instrumental and vocal3.2 Theatre, drama, and television4 References5 External links Life Madeleine Dring was born..
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 Souvre Madeleine ... - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 1944 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
September 9 - Robert Benoist, French race car driver and war hero (executed) (b.
September 11 - Madeleine Damerment, French World War II heroine (executed) (b.
September 11 - Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and World War II heroine (executed) (b.
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 Absinthe & Cookies (a bit bitter, a bit sweet): The Life That I Have   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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Names -- and deeds -- that should be remembered: Lise de Baissac, Denise Bloch, Andrée Borrel, Sonya Butt, Madeleine Damerment, Odette Hallowes, Noor Inayat Khan, Vera Leigh, Eileen Nearne, Eliane Plewman, Yvonne Rudellat, Violette Szabo, Nancy Wake.
During this week's D-Day ceremonies, take a moment to remember these brave women.
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