Yvonne Baseden
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Yvonne Jeanne de Vibraye Baseden MBE (20 January 1922 – 28 October 2017), later known as Yvonne Burney, was one of approximately forty female Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents who served in France. The objective of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. SOE agents in France allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from Britain.
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Yvonne Baseden | |
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Nickname(s) | Odette |
Born | 20 January 1922 Paris, France |
Died | 28 October 2017 (aged 95) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom/France |
Service/ | WAAF, Special Operations Executive, French Resistance |
Years of service | 1944–1945 |
Rank | Flight Officer, field agent and SOE agent |
Commands held | SOE F Section |
Awards | Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre avec palme, MBE, Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance |
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