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A WW2 story of bravery we've never heard before.
Posted by Norman on 9/1/2026, 11:13 am
Click the LINK & see this short clip about a really brave Polish lady in WW2 who was also a British Spy. Turn the sound up to hear..
Thanks Norman for bringing this feature to our notice. However, Krystyna Skarbek was not so forgotten as this short video suggests. This agent was one of the bravest and is honoured for her work. Her death at the hands of a former lover was tragic. Krystyna Skarbek, also known as Christine Granville, was highly honoured by the British government for her extraordinary service as a special agent during World War II. Her British honours included: The George Medal (GM): This award recognized her conspicuous bravery, which was awarded for her exploits in intelligence gathering and her dangerous missions in Nazi-occupied Europe. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): She was appointed an OBE in May 1947, a high-level civil award typically associated with senior military ranks, for her significant contributions to the Allied effort. She was also recognized by the French government with the Croix de Guerre with a star for her role in the liberation of France. In more recent times, her legacy has been further cemented with an English Heritage blue plaque placed at her last residence in London, 1 Lexham Gardens, in 2020 to commemorate her as one of the war's most successful secret agents. I will add, I new nothing of her until you brought the matter to this forum but that may have been the way such brave people wanted to live.
Re: A WW2 story of bravery we've never heard before.
Thank you for your research on that BRAVE lady George.At least a few more of us now know a bit about her bravery in WW2 & admire what Krystena did for us as a British Spy.
Re: A WW2 story of bravery we've never heard before.
Indeed Norman, you trigger an interesting feature and we only have to look in that direction via Google. This is possible thanks to another hero - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who, unlike the present occupier of No.10, is well worthy of his knighthood.
