1. Lilian Rolfe was executed in Ravensbruck concentration camp in late January 1945.
15 Facts About Lilian Rolfe
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Lilian Rolfe was working in the press section of the British Embassy when World War II began in 1939.
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In February 1943, Lilian Rolfe left Brazil and her family behind to join the war effort in England.
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Lilian Rolfe's ship was badly damaged, probably by a German mine, in the ocean crossing.
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Lilian Rolfe was unhappy during her training because of a failed romance.
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On 5 April 1944, Lilian Rolfe was dropped off by Westland Lysander airplane at a clandestine airfield near the village of Azay-sur-Cher in German occupied France.
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Lilian Rolfe was assigned to work in the Historian network headed by George Alfred "Teddy" Wilkinson and based in the city of Orleans.
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Lilian Rolfe sent a total of 67 wireless messages to SOE headquarters in London enabling the SOE to air drop supplies and arms for the Maquis in preparation for their role in hindering the German response to the D-day landings.
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Lilian Rolfe moved from place to place and between transmissions hid her radio in various locations.
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Lilian Rolfe was involved in a skirmish between the Germans and the Maquis near Olivet.
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Lilian Rolfe continued working under a local leader named Pierre Charie.
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Lilian Rolfe's documents were suspicious and they soon found her radio.
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Lilian Rolfe was interrogated at SD headquarters at 84 Avenue Foch in Paris and imprisoned at Fresnes Prison.
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Lilian Rolfe's name is engraved on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England.
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On 19 August 2021 a plaque was installed on the house Lilian Rolfe was born in due to the efforts of Barbara Cronk, a member of the Lilian Rolfe family.