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Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC (1 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in the Second World War who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Sep 15, 2017 · Some 73 years ago, a young Indian princess was executed by the Nazis in Germany for being one heck of a spy. Her name was Noor Inayat Khan, and if you've never heard of her, you need some serious history-learning to do. WHO WAS NOOR INAYAT KHAN? Like one of the most indomitable princesses ever.
Feb 6, 2024 · Noor Inayat Khan made history as the first female wireless operator to be sent behind enemy lines in France during the Second World War. Working for Britain’s clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE), she was sent to Paris in the summer of 1943 to support the Parisian resistance network, Prosper.
Oct 28, 2020 · 28 Oct 2020. She spied for Britain during World War II and was eventually caught and killed by the Nazis, but Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of Tipu Sultan – an 18th-century Muslim ruler of...
Jan 11, 2011 · Noor Inayat Khan, died aged just 30, but her story has gone down in history. She joined Winston Churchill's sabotage force, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), and became the first female...
Nov 8, 2012 · 02:05. Princess Noor Inayat Khan risked her life to go behind enemy lines. By Samantha Dalton. BBC News. The Princess Royal has unveiled a sculpture of Noor Inayat Khan, a WWII agent...
Nov 28, 2018 · The family returned to Paris in 1920 and eventually settled in Suresnes, west of the city. Inayat Khan died while on a pilgrimage in India. With her mother overwhelmed by grief, Noor, at just...
Noor Inayat Khan © Khan was a wartime British secret agent of Indian descent who was the first female radio operator sent into Nazi-occupied France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Killed: September 13, 1944, Dachau, Germany. Also Known As: Nora Baker. Ask the Chatbot a Question. Noor Inayat Khan (born January 1, 1914, Moscow, Russia—killed September 13, 1944, Dachau, Germany) was a British resistance agent in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, serving in the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Jan 23, 2019 · Known For: Renowned spy who served as a wireless operator for the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Born: January 1, 1914 in Moscow, Russia. Died: September 13, 1944 in the Dachau concentration camp, Bavaria, Germany. Honors: The George Cross (1949), the Croix de Guerre (1949)
