1912
Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (died 1995)
Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (died 1995)
Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (died 1995)
Odette Hallowes
French resistance member (1912–1995)
- Born
- 1912
Odette Marie Léonie Céline Hallowes,, also known as Odette Churchill and Odette Sansom, code named Lise, was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during the Second World War. She was the first woman to be awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom and was awarded the Légion d'honneur by France. The following information relating to her war service uses 'Sansom' as this was her surname during this period.