Yvonne Cormeau

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British SOE operative (1909-1997)

United KingdomLived 1909 to 1997 · aged 88

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Yvonne Cormeau, born Beatrice Yvonne Biesterfeld, code name Annette, was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine organisation, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), in World War II.

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Member of the Order of the British Empire

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Croix de guerre 1939-1945

Resistance Medal

About this person

Yvonne Cormeau, born Beatrice Yvonne Biesterfeld, code name Annette, was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine organisation, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), in World War II. She was the wireless operator for the Wheelwright network led by George Starr in south west France from August 1943 until the liberation of France from Nazi German occupation in September 1944. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers. SOE agents allied themselves with French Resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England.

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United Kingdom

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deceased

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Lived 1909 to 1997 · aged 88

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