Summary: Thei The Resistance
Whilst in Britain, Nancy became one of the 39 women and 430 men in the French section of the British Special Operations Executive, which worked to sabotage the Germans in occupied territories. She trained at a Defence Camp to learn survival skills, silent killing, codes, radio operation, night parachuting, plastic explosives, Sten rifles, pistols, and grenades. She and a few other women were assigned to the First Aide Nursing Yeomanry and the illicit nature of their work remained a covert secret till the end of the War. Despite the strenuous work Nancy had undertaken in the past months, all was effortless compared to what was coming.
In late April of 1944, Nancy and Major John Farmer were parachuted into the Auvergne region in central France to locate and organize the band of Maquis, establish ammunition, collect weapons from the nightly parachute drops, and arrange wireless communication with England. They had to organize the resistance to prepare for D-Day. …show more content…
Once converted, Nancy led them in guerrilla warfare, inflicting harsh damage on German troops and facilities. She collected and distributed weapons and ensured that her radio operatives maintained contacts with the SOE in Britain. But on an extraordinarily brutal day, Nancy cycled 500km through several German checkpoints to replace codes, for her wireless operator had been destroyed in a raid. Without the codes, Nancy and the Resistance would have to do without fresh orders, or drops of weapons and supplies. Nancy believes that this was the most useful thing that she did in the war. The full 500km was covered in 71 hours, cycling non-stop, throughout countryside, and mountains. When she finally prevailed throughout the extreme hardships, she began to sob in relief. Lasting for hours before she found solace within herself, and found the deep courage within her that encouraged to continue her restless
In late April of 1944, Nancy and Major John Farmer were parachuted into the Auvergne region in central France to locate and organize the band of Maquis, establish ammunition, collect weapons from the nightly parachute drops, and arrange wireless communication with England. They had to organize the resistance to prepare for D-Day. …show more content…
Once converted, Nancy led them in guerrilla warfare, inflicting harsh damage on German troops and facilities. She collected and distributed weapons and ensured that her radio operatives maintained contacts with the SOE in Britain. But on an extraordinarily brutal day, Nancy cycled 500km through several German checkpoints to replace codes, for her wireless operator had been destroyed in a raid. Without the codes, Nancy and the Resistance would have to do without fresh orders, or drops of weapons and supplies. Nancy believes that this was the most useful thing that she did in the war. The full 500km was covered in 71 hours, cycling non-stop, throughout countryside, and mountains. When she finally prevailed throughout the extreme hardships, she began to sob in relief. Lasting for hours before she found solace within herself, and found the deep courage within her that encouraged to continue her restless