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Community Read: A Woman of No Importance

Companion Research Guide for the 2024-2025 Community Read book: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

Noor Inayat Khan: Codename: Madeleine

  • Wireless operator stationed in France.
  • Captured by Gestapo, her wireless station and codename: Madeleine, was then used to capture other agents in France.
  • Attempted to escape Gestapo custody twice.
  • Killed in custody at Dachau Concentration Camp

Posthumously Awarded:

  • The George Cross
  • Le Croix de Guerre