Odette Hallowes interview | World war Two | intelligence officer | Afternoon plus | 1980

[@odettecombridge4885]

I was named after this dear lady. My grandfather fought alongside her in the war and I was named in her honour. I have a signed photo from Odette addressed to me. She sent it to me the year before she passed away. I live in New Zealand.

[@jimreid6370]

Was recruited to a similar branch and sent behind the iron curtain Was given several files on these women of the war and ending up crying What they did is not properly spoken about or recognition of there effort!

[@martinsmith6049]

@@jimreid6370 A George Cross is some recognition my friend.

[@loreewade4873]

I will most certainly go the rest of my days on this earth knowing that I have seen the strongest, most intelligent woman I will ever have the privilege of listening to. She is an absolute treasure and we can, and should, draw from her strength and integrity in all that we do every single day.

[@lmn28021992]

What a fantastic woman, one can only imagine what she'd been through and surviving purely because of her determination and attitude. Her English is incredibly flawless. What a great video

[@mogger12345]

the word 'hero' is used a lot nowadays. Odette is a true hero and so humble too.

[@clonmore819]

Heroine

[@jordanlangley407]

What an incredible unique woman .. and her views about coping after the war are so grounded and retaining the love of people ..its very moving to hear and her specialness comes from such a hard background of family fighting in the first world war amazing ...

[@garfieldfarkle]

Odette (code name Lise), originally surname Sansom, was a true hero. She was the first woman awarded the George Cross. She survived Ravensbruck. M.R.D. Foot falsely claimed in his "SOE in France" that female SOE operatives were not tortured. Odette sued him and he was forced to change several passages. There were also a couple of false, ugly rumors about her after the war, which I shall not repeat. In 1950, the king and queen attended the opening of a film about her exploits, "Odette." Anna Neagle played Odette and Trevor Howard played her fellow SOE operative, Peter Churchill. When she and Churchill were captured in St. Jorioz in April 1943, she called herself "Mrs. Churchill, and they let on to the Germans that peter was the nephew of Winston, which was not true. In 1947, she left her first husband and married Churchill and the marriage lasted into the mid-1950s.

[@clonmore819]

Bravery beyond my comprehension

[@mickd6942]

A true hero and a very modest one , love how hanna hauxwell was looking forward to meeting her hero Odette and was shocked that odette knew who she was and all about her farming in the dales

[@historicrecord]

Her survival is a miracle combined with sheer courage

[@shannontaylor345]

I was fortunate enough to meet Odette. She was one of the most humble women i have ever met. She spoke on her time in SOE and about her capture and torture and the way her life was saved as the Boch thought she was related to Winston Churchill.

[@14rnr]

She has a unique mind, an amazing, strong and very intelligent Woman. She and the other S.O.E. operatives have my eternal respect and gratitude for all they did along with every allied combatant and civilian during the two World Wars.

[@redskyatnight123]

What a woman brave brave woman

[@facfortiaetpatere4287]

Fascinating interview !

[@giacomopurpura2456]

THANK YOU ODETTE.

[@historicrecord]

What a courageous and remarkable woman of extremely rare qualities

[@Tawadeb]

She is so BRAVE!!!! Chapeau!!

[@jeffreyedwards609]

What sort of sad sod give this video a thumps down.What a brave woman.

[@kathyh4804]

What a beautiful brave hero! She still has so much class even after all that was done to her! I doubt many people today would come out of that nightmare situation as mentally healthy as her! It amazes me that she was blind when she was younger, God used that bad experience when she was young, to deal with the torture she faced years later What a true hero 🌸

[@kayleighackers3487]

Wow what an Amazing, Inspirational & Brave Hero. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷

[@shaun5944]

Amazing woman. I have recently been reading about her. Bravery and courage on another level. Good interview. 👍

[@Robin-cf9ts]

Incredible use of mindfulness before it was known and the understanding that to feel anger, the need for revenge and hatred is only another wound inflicted upon you. What an incredible mind set and amazing person.

[@suzannerival3589]

what a woman! quelle femme extraordinaire

[@fionaphillips3458]

Fabulous woman incredibly brave.

[@andrewcurrie7544]

An example to us all. A Heroine indeed. Her story is a lesson that such fortitude is in us all somewhere. And to learn to see struggle as building strength. Not overwhelming.

[@EgoShredder]

Now she IS a woman and worthy of the title of 'woman'. I can only admire, love and cherish woman like that.

[@DrZoonotics]

So what do you call other women? Who are you to define what a "woman" is?

[@clarkkent2220]

Serving her country even it will cost her life. A true heroine. She made a choice, talk and be tortured ir even killed or don't talk and be tortured/ killed. She chose the latter.

[@mikehudson8884]

@@DrZoonotics STUPID comment

[@Tessietots]

What a remarkable woman. So much respect. Hero... Right there

[@karodora]

More of her story is told in the book, THE D-DAY GIRLS.

[@bluetickbeagles116]

karodora. That’s my book next in line after “Code Name Lise” which I just started. 👍🏻

[@carollawrence935]

One of the greatest spies of WW2. Her exploits were amazing.

[@Beverley617]

an absolute hero an amazing women

[@green823jade]

what an incredible Lady. god bless her.

[@CaroL-nf5rs]

True beauty and incredible strength. May you be rewarded in heavenly peace

[@gilfaver362]

Terrific. It was a good movie about her, too.

[@JibberJabJones]

my word, what an incredible human being. i guess you don't find out what you can endure until your have to endure it. i'm so grateful for everything these people did for us.

[@tainosun7993]

WOW what a lady!!!

[@loobylouboti]

Been meaning to look this Lady up for years.. I've finally remembered and WOW?!!!!!!!!? Pfttttt... I could have listened to her for *hours* Wow, wow, wow. Not only was she incredibly brave, she was also incredibly incredibly humble. The sacrifices she made and endurance of character all born out of a love for her fellow human beings is a stark reminder for me, of just how little most of us (myself included,) are willing to give (INC give *up*) for another/others. She is (was,) AMAZING. And you can see God's hand so clearly in this woman's life and story, in particular when she said she was blind for 3 yrs when she was a child and so that helped her to be as strong as she was when in solitary. Proud that my Mother was named after this Lady. She was born in 1951, so one year after the movie 'Odette,' came out in British cinema. (Hence why I wanted to look this Lady up for so long!) My mam has only mentioned a few times who she was named after when I would ask (and then promptly forget,) but I had NOOO idea Odette (Hallowes,) was *quite* so bad ass! What an inspiration to us all! Thanks for the upload old skool Thames!

[@futtocks23]

You should read the book " The white rabbit" about Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, GC, MC & Bar (17 June 1902 - 26 February 1964) He was one of the most highly decorated agents in the Second World War.

[@loobylouboti]

@@futtocks23 I'll stick it on my Amazon Wish List! Thanks! 😊👍

[@whowoulge1256]

A little fun fact is that my great grandad was Odettes second husband (peter Churchill)

[@richardphillips1971]

Ive seen the film of her life what a great lady she was, did you ever talk to her about her life as an soe agent and her torture

[@whowoulge1256]

Richard Phillips no unfortunately I never got to talk to her at all, I really regret that but I never really had the chance too :(

[@emylshibe2773]

Peter Churchill was Odette’s second husband

[@whowoulge1256]

Emyl Shibe good point, completely forgot she married three times, the first husband was Roy Sansom, thank you for correcting me.

[@1049Phil]

Had the privilege of meeting this remarkable lady .....❤

[@rocketman48]

what a model of humanity.i wonder what happens to torturers.maybe they get away with it.C,est la vie.A great woman.

[@elizabethchrystal278]

Such bravery

[@DaveSCameron]

Incredible!! Salut x

[@andrewnicholas4951]

Speechless. Forget commenting. Listen truly 👂

[@pendleburyable]

Pity we don’t have world leaders of her caliber.( with some exceptions)

[@odettepross2435]

where my name came from..proud to have it !

[@richardphillips1971]

OMG I can't imagine the horrendous pain of having your toenails pulled out - what an incredibly brave lady

[@ikkespillendekarakter3924]

This woman is super human.

[@kristin1533]

What a boss she is.

[@livetwice7702]

She has just spoken the ultimate Truth and strength of being a woman ......the parting from her children was the worst and any torture after that was nothing .......I absolutely identify with that .......something feminist haven’t got a clue about

[@aratigeorge7145]

A bit confusing! I am a Feminist and live for my children. As far as I know, I am not the only one.

[@sassycat6487]

You would never see a man making a comment like about about other men. So sad to see how women love to hate and judge their counterparts.

[@janlascko]

A perfect example of "badassery"

[@audreyclayton6084]

I wish there was closed captioning as I find her hard to understand.

[@ahartify]

Why Hugo Bleicher, the Germzn sergeant who betrayed her and so many resistance people, should have been able to live after the war as a tobacconist and write his memoirs is one of the worst things that comes out of this story. Why was he not imprisoned or even executed?

[@marijankos6242]

does someone please know if this is a trustworthy source?

[@gadgetgus]

A wonderful woman, Character is key... Vive le France! 🇫🇷

[@terrydonegan1622]

I've just watched the film 'Odette'. Incredible

[@Macilmoyle]

If you see the film again, the scene where Ustinov's character is getting help from another resistance member after Odette and Churchill were arrested features the real Peter Churchill as the man he's talking to.

[@terrydonegan1622]

@@Macilmoyle wow! Thanks for sharing that

[@davidallen508]

Dame Anna Neagle is wonderful as Odette ; today she would win the Academy Award but British films didn’t qualify then.

[@willboudreau1187]

What a grand Dame.

[@myraoldham3098]

How much we who live in freedom forget those who gave it all that we might have what we enjoy today. The dedication of past generations to achieve freedom are to be remembered and given the respect they deserve. ( we are such spoiled wimps today, sadly).

[@murrayeldred3563]

Marvellous.

[@emilym3749]

Wow. She definitely belongs in Gryffindor

[@maryclynch9356]

Une beau femme.

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

A French Hero.

[@lemlancaster1775]

I am named after her

[@loobylouboti]

So is my Mother! .. Beautiful name! And more so now after listening to this!

[@douglasmackinnon7026]

What a wonderful woman she was. I dare say 75% of men would have cracked under that torture, including myself.

[@tezfitz7863]

Women like her would be ashamed for what England has become in the last few years

[@rat12345chris]

I NAMED MY DOUGHTYER AFTER HER ODETTE ZOE SIMMONDS

[@maxwellfan55]

Honestly. How could the Germans do this to another human being, let alone a woman with such courage and character as Odette?

[@stimmviech]

Please read " The secrets of london cage" by Ian Cobain in the guardian

[@pubgexecutive7276]

“Tough as nails”, nope…..”Tough as Odette”, way more appropriate 🤔🧐🫡