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Nancy Wake was a World War II heroine who became a leading figure in the French Resistance. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on August 30, 1912, to Charles Augustus and Ella Rosieur Wake. She was the youngest of six children. At the age of 16, Wake moved to Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a nurse and journalist. In 1939, she married a wealthy French industrialist, Henri Fiocca, and moved to Marseille, France. When World War II broke out, Wake joined the French Resistance and became a courier for the British Special Operations Executive. She was responsible for delivering messages, weapons, and supplies to the Resistance fighters. She also helped to organize escape routes for Allied soldiers and airmen. In 1943, Wake was betrayed and arrested by the Gestapo. She managed to escape and fled to Spain. She eventually made her way back to England, where she was awarded the George Medal for her bravery. After the war, Wake returned to Australia and worked as a journalist. She wrote a book about her experiences during the war, titled The White Mouse. She also wrote a memoir, The Autobiography of Nancy Wake. Nancy Wake died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 98. She was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government in 2013. Nancy Wake's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. She earned her wealth through her career as a journalist and her book sales.

Popular As Nancy Grace Augusta Wake
Occupation producer
Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 30 August, 1912
Birthday 30 August
Birthplace Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death 7 August, 2011
Died Place Kingston upon Thames, England, UK
Nationality New Zealand

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Who Is Nancy Wake's Husband?

Her husband is John Forward (1957 - 1997) ( his death), Henri Fiocca (1939 - 1943) ( his death)

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Nancy Wake Net Worth

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2001

Her life as a World War 2 French Resistance fighter inspired the novel, and film, Charlotte Gray (2001).

1970

She was awarded the France Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1970 for her services during World War II. She was awarded the Officer of the French Foreign Legion of Honor in 1988. In 2006, she was awarded the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Badge in Gold. Her medals are on display at the Australian War Memorial Museum in Canberra.

1950

After the war, she worked for the British government and returned to Australia and ran unsuccessfully for public office there in the 1950s.

1945

She was awarded the George Medal on July 17, 1945 for her services to the Allied Troops in Special Operation in France during World War II and the A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) on February 22, 2004 for her services to wartime and Australia.

1944

On 29th April 1944, Nancy was parachuted into Auvergne (region of France) with the task of helping the resistance to prepare for the armed uprising that was due to coincide with the D-Day landings. She received several medals after the war and worked for the Intelligence Department at the British Air Ministry before coming back to Australia in the 60s after she married John Forward.

1943

She left France in 1943 to England where she was trained by the British Special Operations Executive or the S.O.E., an intelligence group working with the French Resistance. In April 1944, she parachuted into France to help with preparations for the D-Day invasion. She collected night parachute drops of weapons and ammunition and hid them in storage caches for the advancing Allied Armies, set up a wireless communication with England, and harassed the Nazis.

1940

After the fall of France in 1940, Nancy became a French Resistance courier and later a saboteur and spy.

1939

Nancy Wake was born in New Zealand but her family moved to Australia when she was 2. She spent her childhood in Sydney and after her studies she traveled to Europe where she worked as a journalist. In 1939 Nancy married French industrialist Henri Fiocca who was killed during the War. Nancy Wake joined the French Resistance with the nickname of "The White Mouse". After having been arrested, she was released but left France for Spain, then England. There, she became a British special agent.

1936

She met a Marseilles industrialist, Henri Fiocca, in 1936 and married him in 1939 to settle in Marseilles, France. With the German invasion of France, she used her wealth and social standing to help French Resistance Groups defeat the Nazis. In 1943, she fled France when the Nazis learned of her activities in helping the Allies. Her husband was arrested and executed.

1933

Working as a journalist in Europe, she interviewed Adolf Hitler in Vienna in 1933 and then vowed to fight against his persecution of Jews.

1930

She became a French Resistance Fighter during her visit to Vienna, Austria in the 1930s where she witnessed the Nazi gangs beating Jewish men and women in the streets.