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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).
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...
She was the first female wireless operator to be dropped into occupied France to help the resistance and send messages back Britain. The following...
Feb 6, 2024 · The first female wireless operator to be sent behind enemy lines during the Second World War, Noor Inayat Khan's tale is one of courage and tragedy. Rhiannon Davies explores her story.
Aug 31, 2023 · Britain’s Queen Camilla has unveiled a new portrait of the Indian-origin spy Noor Inayat Khan, at the Royal Air Force Club to honour her sacrifice as an undercover agent for Britain’s Special Operations Executive during World War II. She was a member of RAF’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.
Mar 13, 2018 · Noor Inayat Khan was born into nobility but became an invaluable asset to Britian's World War II effort as a Special Operations Executive spy. Noor Khan, Indian royal and children's author, went undercover in German-occupied France and risked everything to spy for the British.
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Nov 8, 2012 · The Princess Royal has unveiled a sculpture of Noor Inayat Khan, a WWII agent dubbed the "Spy Princess" by her biographer Shrabani Basu, in London's Gordon Square Gardens.
