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Odette Hallowes |
30 Oct 2009 |
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 New exhibition at Imperial War Museum North ‘In the Spotlight’
A Second World War pistol - stolen from a Nazi guard by a remarkable female agent has just gone on display at Imperial War Museum North.Parachuted into France during the Second World War, Odette Hallowes ran resistance operations against the Nazis until she was betrayed, tortured and then sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp. So, why did her captors think that she was related to Winston Churchill andhow did she manage to keep her secrets despite havingher toe nails painfully removed?Jenni is joined byhistorian Dr Juliette Pattinson, fromthe University of Strathclyde.
In the Spotlight - A Secret Life: Odette Hallowes and the Nazi pistol
runs at Imperial War Museum North, Main Exhibition Space
until October 2010. Admission is free.
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