<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#OnThisDay, 14 May 1943, Vera Leigh returns to France to work as a courier for the British Special Operations Executive.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" rel="tag">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a>, 14 May 1943, Vera Leigh returns to France to work as a courier for the British Special Operations Executive. </p><p>A fashion designer, Leigh had fled France in 1942 after running escape lines for Allied airmen. </p><p>After her return, Leigh carried documents and equipment such as guns and explosives around her network's area.  Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was executed at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" rel="tag">#<span>WomenInHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHistory" rel="tag">#<span>WomensHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldWar2" rel="tag">#<span>WorldWar2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Histodons" rel="tag">#<span>Histodons</span></a></p>

<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/571/989/674/392/470/original/5f186fd03a43f720.jpeg" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fead14ec-2384-41a4-905f-6899ca94d00d/onthisday-14-may-1943-vera-leigh-returns-to-france-to-work-as-a-courier-for-the-british-special-operations-executive.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:32:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fead14ec-2384-41a4-905f-6899ca94d00d.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>