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introducing eden margot st. james ...
Eden Margot St. James was born in Lyon, France in May 1925 to a French woman and a British diplomat. She was educated in London and Paris.
Always a tomboy and a firebrand, she wanted to do her bit for the war effort. Eden joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in 1941 - falsifying her age in order to do so. After driving for the Auxiliary Territorial Service for several months she was approached to join the Special Operations Executive and serve in F Section with the rank of Lieutenant.
After intensive training in night and daylight navigation, escape and evasion, both Allied and German weapons, unarmed combat, demolitions, explosives, communications, cryptography, and the German language, Eden parachuted into occupied France in October, 1942.
She served as a radio operator and courier, eventually taking over as circuit organiser after the death of her commanding officer in 1943. Eden coordinated dozens of acts of sabotage as well as staging the successful rescue of 15 SOE and Resistance members. She was on the ground during Operation Jericho, helping to round up the escaping prisoners and lead attacks against German forces during the D-Day landings.
She was captured herself three times, but was able to escape each time with help from her network.
After the war, Eden was appointed MBE, and decorated with the Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre, Médaille de la Résistance and was the youngest ever recipient of the George Cross. Eden disappeared a short time later - it is rumoured she went to work with the SIS or the OSS ...
introducing eden margot st. james ...
Eden Margot St. James was born in Lyon, France in May 1925 to a French woman and a British diplomat. She was educated in London and Paris.
Always a tomboy and a firebrand, she wanted to do her bit for the war effort. Eden joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in 1941 - falsifying her age in order to do so. After driving for the Auxiliary Territorial Service for several months she was approached to join the Special Operations Executive and serve in F Section with the rank of Lieutenant.
After intensive training in night and daylight navigation, escape and evasion, both Allied and German weapons, unarmed combat, demolitions, explosives, communications, cryptography, and the German language, Eden parachuted into occupied France in October, 1942.
She served as a radio operator and courier, eventually taking over as circuit organiser after the death of her commanding officer in 1943. Eden coordinated dozens of acts of sabotage as well as staging the successful rescue of 15 SOE and Resistance members. She was on the ground during Operation Jericho, helping to round up the escaping prisoners and lead attacks against German forces during the D-Day landings.
She was captured herself three times, but was able to escape each time with help from her network.
After the war, Eden was appointed MBE, and decorated with the Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre, Médaille de la Résistance and was the youngest ever recipient of the George Cross. Eden disappeared a short time later - it is rumoured she went to work with the SIS or the OSS ...