August 8th, 2011
mabelmoments: RIP the White Mouse, Nancy Wake She was the Allies’ most decorated WWII servicewoman and is revered in France as a national heroine for her Resistance work and bravery. Wake was awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion d’Honneur, as well as three Croix de Guerre and a French Resistance Medal, Britain’s George Medal and the US Medal of Freedom. Despite receiving the highest decorations from the French, British and Americans, Wake never received a military honour from Australia and left the country in 2001 after telling the government it “could stick their medals where the monkey stuck his nuts”.

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RIP the White Mouse, Nancy Wake

She was the Allies’ most decorated WWII servicewoman and is revered in France as a national heroine for her Resistance work and bravery.

Wake was awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion d’Honneur, as well as three Croix de Guerre and a French Resistance Medal, Britain’s George Medal and the US Medal of Freedom.

Despite receiving the highest decorations from the French, British and Americans, Wake never received a military honour from Australia and left the country in 2001 after telling the government it “could stick their medals where the monkey stuck his nuts”.

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    Hell fucking yes - badass NZ-Australian Women always belong on my dash RIP you awesome woman ;w;
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    Fantastic
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    If I didn’t already appreciate this woman from her achievements alone… that quote at the end pretty much sealed the...
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    Read a great Guardian obit of the White Mouse here.
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