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Yolande Beekman

British spy · France · On the map · Lived 1911 to 1944 · aged 32

Yolande Elsa Maria Beekman was a British spy in World War II who served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the Special Operations Executive. She was a member of SOE's Musician circuit in occupied France during World War II where she operated as a wireless operator until arrested by the Gestapo.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Mentioned in Despatches

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She was subsequently executed at the Dachau concentration camp.

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France
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Deceased
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Lived 1911 to 1944 · aged 32