Tag: WWII

Noor Inayat Khan was a WWII hero, and she lived with a circulatory disorder. She was one of the first female wireless operators to be sent into France. She was sold out by a French women and sent to Dachau to die in the gas chamber.

Disabled Women in History: Noor Inayat Khan WWII Spy and Indian Princess

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Midnight December 13th, 1944 disabled spy Noor Inayat Khan entered Dachau, the first-ever concentration camp built by Hitler. Like so many others Noor and the other prisoners walked underneath the sign Arbeit Macht Frei,  but there would be no work for Noor in Dachau. As they were locked into cells that night, Noor and her…Continue reading Disabled Women in History: Noor Inayat Khan WWII Spy and Indian Princess

Virginia Hall was a disabled amputee who became a spy. She was instrumental in setting up a resistance network in France, and gave the Allies intel leading to Normandy

Disabled women in history: Virginia Hall the WWII Spy

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May 1940 Her hip screamed with pain from continually pressing down on the clutch with her prosthetic foot, but she knew she couldn’t stop. Evacuees crowded the roads as the bombs flew all around. There were death and suffering everywhere. But American and disabled woman Virginia Hall was not about to give up.  Virginia Hall:…Continue reading Disabled women in history: Virginia Hall the WWII Spy