World War Two

The Top WW2 Spy Was a Disabled Woman

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Virginia Hall was one of the most extraordinary spies of World War II. An American operative for Britain’s Special Operations Executive and later the OSS, Hall built resistance networks in occupied France, coordinated intelligence, organized safe houses, helped escaped prisoners and airmen, and supported maquis fighters who sabotaged German operations during the liberation of France. Known to the Gestapo as “the Limping Lady,” Hall worked with a wooden prosthetic leg she nicknamed Cuthbert. After escaping over the Pyrenees, she returned to France in 1944 under disguise, operating a radio, arranging parachute drops, and helping organize resistance forces against the German occupation. This is the true story of Virginia Hall: the disabled American spy who became one of the most feared Allied agents in Nazi-occupied Europe — and one of the most important women in WWII intelligence history. Subscribe for more stories about women in World War II, espionage, resistance fighters, and forgotten heroes of history. Hashtags #VirginiaHall #WomenInWW2 #WWIIHistory #WorldWarII #FemaleSpy #TheLimpingLady #FrenchResistance #OSS #SOE #SpyHistory #HiddenHistory #HistoryDocumentary Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson: https://www.instagram.com/spartacusolsson/ Indiana Neidell: https://www.instagram.com/indy_neidell/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Anna Deinhard Director: Spartacus Olsson Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Written by: Spartacus Olsson Set Operator: Clara Wahlig Edited by: Iryna Dulka Artwork by: Spartacus Olsson Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Death And Glory 1 - Johannes Bornlöf Fly Baby Fly - Fabien Tell Underlying Truth - Howard Harper-Barnes Virtuosity - Howard Harper-Barnes To Boldly Go - Howard Harper-Barnes Sailing for Gold - Howard Harper-Barnes The Messenger - Fabien Tell In All Seriousness - Howard Harper-Barnes Everything Can Be Lost - Dez Moran A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.