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Noor Inayat Khan

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Spy

The Resume

    (January 1, 1914-September 13, 1944)
    Born in Moscow, Russian Federation
    Published 'Twenty Jakata Tales' (1939)
    Radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in occupied France during World War II
    Code named Madeline
    Murdered by the SS at Dachau concentration camp
    Posthumously awarded the George Cross for gallantry (1949)

Why she might be annoying:

    Although her SOE superiors doubted her suitability for espionage, she was sent to France due to a severe shortage of agents.
    She was considered too clumsy, too emotional and too scared of handling weapons.
    She violated security regulations by keeping copies of the messages she sent in a notebook.
    After her capture, the Germans were able to use the information to send false messages to the British, who parachuted in three agents that were immediately captured.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She refused an offer to return to Britain as she was the last link between her resistance group and London.
    She was betrayed by a double agent.
    She fought so fiercely on her arrest that she was classified as an extremely dangerous prisoner.
    The former head of the Gestapo in Paris testified that she never gave them any information during interrogation.
    She was beaten by a sadistic SS guard before being executed with a shot to the head.
    Her last word was 'Liberty.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 60.27% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 39.19% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 32.69% Annoying