Nancy Wake is one of the bravest women to fight in World War Two. Nancy was born 1912 and spent most of her childhood in sydney. She left Australia in her early twenties because she wanted an adventure. She ended up in Paris as a journalist.

Nancy fell in love with a rich french man called Henri Fiocca. They married in November 1939 and after just six months, Germany invaded France. Nancy worked for the French Resistance  helping people escape from the Germans. The Germans gave her the name “The White Mouse” and Nancy, knowing they were trying to find her and kill her, fled to England.

Within a year of Nancy leaving France, the Gestapo had killed Henri in their bid to find her. After several failed attempts, Nancy finally made her way to London. Determined to return to the fight in France, Nancy convinced the British Government to train her as a professional spy. Already tough, she become tougher.

In France, Nancy`s job was to distribute weapons among resistance fighters hiding in the mountains. To arrange the delivery of weapons and supplies, messages had to be sent via radio phones. Her group’s radio phone broke so Nancy had to ride 2oo kms on a bike with her message. Of all the amazing things she did during the war, Nancy is most proud of this marathon ride. “I cried. I couldn’t stand up, I couldn’t sit down. I couldn’t do anything. I just cried”.

The resistance movement’s main job was to weaken the German army so it would fall under a major attack by allied troops which eventually happened.

I admire Nancy because she was brave enough to risk her life for other people. She is still alive and living in London.