WWII Women On The FrontlineWWII Women On The Frontline Ep1 - Behind Enemy Lines

Explore the remarkable stories of women who fought Nazi invaders behind enemy lines in occupied Europe and those who infiltrated Allied territory to spy for the Nazis. Josephine Baker was a major star in 1930s Paris, but the outbreak of the war saw her join forces with French Military Intelligence against the Nazis. Noor Inayat Khan was sent to France from Britain - operating under the codename Madeleine. A young Austrian woman Lilly Stein sailed to New York. Operating as part of a Nazi spy ring which infiltrated military industries, her job was to pass gathered information to couriers to take back to Germany.

WWII Women On The Frontline was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 9 March 2024, 06:34.