Secret WW2

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“From rugged mountains to sleepy villages, a journey through France’s Auvergne region reveals the extraordinary wartime story of Nancy Wake …”

“Canada Post’s new Remembrance Day stamp pays tribute to the Chinese Canadians who volunteered for secret Allied operations behind Japanese lines in Asia during the Second World War. “About 150 Chinese Canadians enlisted either in Force 136 under the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) or in Australia’s Services Reconnaissance Department. Trained in sabotage, wireless operation, parachuting, guerrilla warfare and jungle survival, these soldiers were deployed to support local resistance networks, gather intelligence and disrupt enemy operations. They faced extreme heat, insects and disease, as well as the constant threat of capture, torture and death. Some deployed near the end of the war while others were still training when the conflict ended …” (Full story in first comment below.)

“At 103 years old, Ferdynand ‘Fred’ Vanke may be the last surviving Polish codebreaker of the Second World War. “For decades, his wartime story remained hidden. Sworn to secrecy, even his loved ones knew nothing about his service as part of the Polish special forces in the U.K. Now, he offers a rare glimpse into this little-known, but vital, chapter of Poland’s contribution to Allied victory over Nazi Germany. “It is widely recognized that Polish cryptographers were the first to break the infamous German Enigma cipher, used by Nazi Germany to encrypt military messages, as early as 1932. But what happened to Poland's expert codebreakers after the invasion of Poland in 1939?“

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