The RUTHLESS Execution Of Edith Cavell - The Nurse Killed By The Germans

During the First World War, there was an execution which caused shockwaves across Europe as it shocked many different nations. Edith Cavell was a nurse who was working in the Belgian city of Brussels. She was a very popular figure in nursing, and she worked to train other nurses to become better however during World War 1 she was also working against the Germans. She was working in German occupied territory, and was allowed to continue nursing, however she turned against the Germans and helped her British and allied soldiers.
Edith Cavell operated as part of an underground network who helped to smuggle over 200 injured soldiers and civilians out of Belgium and German occupation. They then travelled to the Netherlands before arriving back in Britain. Cavell did this for over a year until she was betrayed and then arrested. Because she was seen as working in German lands, she was accused and sentenced to death for treason, but her execution created great shock and anger across Britain and the United States.
Edith Cavell was ruthlessly and quickly shot by a firing squad, but the effects of her execution were profound. In the weeks after, British propaganda portrayed her as a martyr and an angelic figure killed brutally by the enemy. Because of this, thousands more soldiers signed up to fight in the First World War.
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[@alvogel3448]

So few people know of Edith Cavell. A real female hero. My mother was in the Belgian Resistance in World War II. She was twice imprisoned by the Gestapo. One imprisonment my mother endured was in the same cell that Edith Cavell had been kept in, in St. Gilles Prison in Brussels. Mom died in 1983, after fighting cancer for 9 years. But all her life , she often mentioned how the thought of Edith Cavell gave her strength to endure troubles.

[@donb3557]

God bless and keep your mother it was unsung heroes like her that made such a great contribution to the defeat of the Nazis. These women showed bravery and courage that leaves me full of admiration. So many were captured brutally tortured and then executed yet none betrayed their comrades I doubt I could have had their courage and resilience. God bless them all,

[@whispermcgaughy7251]

What a beautiful and courageous angel..💖

[@michaelhodges8312]

I learned about Edith Cavell when I visited Mt. Edith Cavell, a pretty mountain named after her near Jasper, Canada.

[@epinoke4168]

In Belgium the names of Edith Cavell and Gabrielle Petit are still very well known, they were executed during the First World War

[@sachavere220]

There is a street in South Africa named after her!

[@nigelbass9019]

Thank you for reminding us of this brave English woman

[@louisavondart9178]

She knew the risks she took if she was caught. She admitted to the charges and was duly sentenced to death. She accepted that with good grace. For the Germans, the thought of women working as spies, was dreadful and despicable. The French also executed German women nurses for the same reasons but no-one cared about that. It's a sad story all round. She is well remembered here in Belgium and the best private hospital in Brussels is named after her. The German nurses have been forgotten.

[@stevenbreach2561]

I had no idea of the executions of German nurses by the French.Equally inexcusable as Edith Cavell

[@eac1235]

No one ever talks about what was done to Germans of all status after the First World War and Second World War. Strangely enough a English board of inquiry on the conduct of the war determined that her sentence was legally correct.

[@chrisyorke6175]

She should have known the risks. Spying is an extension of military activity. In those days, the standard sentence for spying during war was death. It may not be so in 21st century, but was universal then.

[@kingjoe3rd]

It's gross to see such evil people still have their supporters even in to the modern day. These people were Prussian militarists who's code was based on cold and callous death dealing. These people were evil and so were their children and their grandchildren and great grandchildren who to this day have turned their evilness inward and are trying to destroy everyone else in Europe from within.

[@michaelrs8010]

@@stevenbreach2561 Why was her execution inexcusable? Take the nationalities out of the equation. You don't think that is an appropriate punishment for spies? Or just because she was a woman?

[@alexandercarder2281]

She was from my home city Norwich. In Tombland near the cathedral there is a statue to commemorate her.

[@TheUntoldPast]

I'll have to have a look next time i'm there.

[@beth7935]

Cool! A street near where I live was renamed Cavell St. after Edith, with a plaque about her- & I live in Australia!

[@daweshorizon]

Thank you for this video, and well done for the correct pronunciation of her surname. Edith is a true heroine from the First World War; she cared for all human beings, regardless of nationality. Edith is an inspiration for the modern age; true bravery. Love and peace.

[@ls56395]

When I was in elementary school I read a biography about her. It was hard to believe that a woman could be so brutally executed. My mom had been a nurse and knew the story as it was taught in nursing school. Ms. Cavell was a kind and brave woman.

[@NordeggSonya]

In Jasper National Park there is a mountain named for her. Mount Edith Cavell with the Angel Glacier. Its a really beautiful mountain with a lake.

[@deborahmcgee7970]

What a woman in heaven now for sure ❤️💐🙏

[@TheUntoldPast]

Agreed!

[@thenewmaniscoming6533]

DON'T BE SO STUPID.

[@jacksonreilly3441]

How could you possibly reach such an unequivalent conclusion?

[@vanessabrooks8656]

Clever, courageous and a humanitarian…such an amazing woman of substance.

[@TheUntoldPast]

I agree! Thanks for your comment!

[@romanheart8997]

NONSENSE...total Rubbish!. She made her choice, and she received the same punishment that ANY other nation(at that time)would have handed to her!!!.

[@romanheart8997]

Clearly NOT that "Clever"....lol.....she was caught and executed!....WAR is Not an amusing party game...Espionage is a Dangerous business!. She was SHOT, and deservedly So!!!. "Patriotism is the last refuge of Scoundrels!"

[@NickPenlee]

There's a very good 1939 movie called "Nurse Edith Cavell" starring Dame Anna Neagle in the lead roll.

[@anthonyparisella7224]

A tragic end for such a good woman. Sadly there are millions of needless senseless and undeserved deaths in times of war that go totally unnoticed but for their surviving loved ones

[@romanheart8997]

Ohhhhhh Anthony....it was NOT tragic!!!! She should have paid MORE attention to being a.....NURSE(her occupation)!....and zero time as a SPY!!! NOT tragic....totally AVOIDABLE(by Her!!!)

[@rbf100]

Very courageous woman. There is a memorial to her in front of Toronto General Hospital.

[@DL-ry3qg]

I’m surprised they,government,hasn’t taken it down yet

[@romanheart8997]

@@DL-ry3qg They should take it down.....she was a SPY, and admitted her GUILT!. The Germans did NOT shoot her for being a Nice, caring, and dedicated NURSE!. lol How about this idea.... Special holidays and songs about the Crime Minister and his gang of corrupt lackies??. lol

[@beth7935]

No way!!! I live in Australia & a street nearby was renamed Cavell St. after Edith! I read the plaque every time I go past, & wonder how people can be so brave. I'll watch this later even tho I don't like 20thc executions, but I had to comment now!

[@TheUntoldPast]

That's pretty cooll! Thanks for the comment!

[@beth7935]

@@TheUntoldPast Yeah, help that algorithim! ;) Her story really must've had a big impact internationally; someone commented there's a Cavell St. in South Africa too! Nice that she's remembered so far from Europe :)

[@weehudyy]

@@beth7935 I am in Dunedin,New Zealand , years back I lived in a Cavell Street here , a friend's mother told me the story , the far flung reaches of the empire took such things very seriously . There is an Edith Cavell Memorial Bridge over the river outside Alexandra , a little town inland from here as well .

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

There's a lovely statue of her behind the National Gallery in London.

[@delavalmilker]

I've often thought that a movie of Edith Cavell's life would be great. And about the perils that non-combatants are exposed to in war zones.

[@inspectorcal]

who would you get to play her part? would be interesting i think,,good idea

[@armedpatriot8611]

@@inspectorcal Oprah Winfrey.

[@0given658]

@@armedpatriot8611 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣ANOTHER BIG FAT PHONY What a tremendous insult to such a loyal person as Cavell to suggest sell out OW, My God that's blasphemy lol 😆 Oprah is vile and will do ANYTHING for money. Including confusing and trying to turn her fans against God himself. Ironic her channel is called OWN. She is such a poser that she had to invent her own magazine so she could pretend to be a supermodel! She's a desperate pathetic phony sell out that now has millions of haters because she turns on anyone that confronts her or stands in her way. Please lmao 🤣 she's a transparent desperate hot mess of a has been. Barf

[@akaza.lord2]

Watch Carve Her Name With Pride. Anna Neagle played the part of Edith it's an old film but a good one

[@elainemurphy2406]

She is buried here in Norfolk at Norwich cathedral, I've been to her grave to pay my respects x

[@davidrixon3549]

Please put a rose on her grave from me

[@elainemurphy2406]

David Rixon I will when I can x

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks for sharing an amazing woman & may she RIP..... cheers 😀

[@sullacicero2610]

There is a hospital named after her in Peterborough.

[@gtv105]

As well a middle school in the east end of Windsor Ontario…(Riverside) she deserves much more

[@johnnysechrist6313]

GOD BLESS THE SOUL OF EDITH.

[@jannuary831]

Excellent video, thank you. I read her story as a youngster, 50 years ago, and am well aware of her. Anna Neagle portrayed her in a 1939 movie, which I’ve never seen. I was on a school trip eight years ago in Belgium, Charleroi, and there is a street named after her. I told my younger colleagues about her as they had no idea who she was. Thanks again.

[@equarg]

Thank you for doing a special about here. In a way, she was a brave kind female warrior. While technically a “spy”, she also saved lives. In the bloodshed and cruelty of war, she was a shining light. May she RIP and be remembered. ❤️

[@alliecollin1748]

Plus, the pub across from the Cathedral in Norwich is The Edith Cavell......great pub!!! 💕💕💕

[@joylives_4her668]

Completely unheard of. Another unsung heroe (Female at that) brought out to the light. Thx you for that.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

The fact you haven’t heard of her does not make her unknown. She was widely honoured and revered in many parts of the empire and dominions at the time and is still celebrated today.

[@joylives_4her668]

@@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus I simply meant unsung to me and those who have never heard of such heroes. May she rest in Power. And always be honored and remembered. Thx you for sharing.

[@cainmathewson1857]

What could anyone really expect to gain from putting this brave woman to death? Either way, she went to her end with such dignity and grace. I'm glad she was eventually brought back to England. She needed to come home.

[@jerrymcnabb9973]

She is just one of many such women.who.have.given all for that witches.right.in.psalms103.it says he will execute his righest.judgements for all that have been oppressed

[@davidrixon3549]

We learned about Edith at primary school back in the early 70 s.i did a project about her. This was in country new south wales Australia.

[@supernova7848]

My brother was born at the Edith Cavell hospital in Brussels

[@danielbasso586]

Here in Vancouver, Canada, a local school is named after her.

[@markharris1546]

I never New about this what a hero 🇬🇧 rest in peace 🕊️😞

[@duncanmacpherson2013]

There is a lovely statue of her in Trafalgar Square outside Saint Martin in the Fields church

[@pauldowding8185]

My father went to Edith Cavell School, in the 1920's.

[@elizabethspedding1975]

RIP🌹

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for the comment Elizabeth!

[@pervazmalik7033]

What a brave lady and one who had no hate even for the enemy a hundred years have gone by and she will always be remembered RIP my dear god bless you

[@gerrynicholson3348]

There is a bridge named after her near Queenstown New Zealand.

[@patriciahopey1384]

i went to school in Moncton NB, grade 9 at EDith Cavell School. did not know this about her history.

[@sharoneastwood.1025]

You forgot to say how Beatiful young lady she was. So kind and Beatiful on the inside as well.

[@sns4748]

She was probably considered an irregular combatant or agent so by the standards of geneva convention

[@politicallyincorrect4452]

She was a great woman, but once she got involved in the underground affairs and a spy she became a combatant sadly that's the price.

[@edmondmcdowell9690]

Brave nevertheless.

[@politicallyincorrect4452]

@@edmondmcdowell9690 never said to the contrary

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Thank you Edith Cavell. RIP

[@stephenjones2476]

no doubt in my mind we would probably have done the same if it was the other way round

[@sneezyserena]

I have heard it said that the French executed two German nurses for helping German soldiers escape, but they are less well known than Edith Cavell because the Germans refused to make political capital out of their deaths on the grounds that the French were acting within their rights and had not broken any laws of war. I have never been able to find any details, even the names of the women concerned, or to ascertain whether or not this story is true.

[@darvinclement3250]

What a kind and heroic woman.

[@NimishP]

A majestic mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada is named after her.

[@normasouthwood3182]

Her grave is in the grounds of Norwich cathedral, beautifully maintained.

[@spritzpistol]

So many unsung heros and heroines died in tragic circumstances. It’s such a shame as nothing has been learnt from these poor souls giving their lives. We (human beings) still fight and squabble, don’t get on, argue, engage in battles and wars, maim and kill. It’s all us, yours, mine…….you come into this world with nothing, you go out with nothing, but what you do in between is what’s important. Why can’t we get on? Probably down to greed, laziness, envy etc. Edith done things that would terrify a lot of us, living under the threat of death every day. She was very, very brave, above and beyond, like all others who had to fight. However, I wonder what she and all those who died in wars would think about today’s world?

[@sshizas6986]

Very brave person. God rest her soul.

[@bonitaarmstrong9625]

There is a building in Belleville Ontario Canada that hosts her name. It was the sleeping quarters for student nurses during the second world war. We here in Ca

[@trevorslater2746]

In New Zealand's north island there's a road named after Edeth Cavil

[@markbegley1564]

poor lady

[@malcolmbrown3532]

The Railway van [a CCT / Covered Carriage Truck. A truck that could be added to a passenger and house a car] used to transport Edith's body from Dover to London is preserved on the Kent & East Sussex Railway a preserved/heritage line line in the South East

[@phillipgarrow2297]

Very interesting I wish there was more about about the WW1 it seems to be kind of forgotten

[@wondergranny2299]

She helped people and did good, so the devilmade sure she was punished for it.

[@bobbybates2614]

I did see a very long a film based on the story of edith cavell

[@jimboramba]

I like how he thanks me twice for watching every time

[@harrywilde2178]

Just in case you didn't hear it the first time!

[@charlesroulette5296]

So, she was shot as a spy.

[@riskey6788]

Hero❤️

[@romanheart8997]

RUBBISH!!! And HOGWASH!!!

[@jlastre]

I don’t see how the Germans thought that the charge of being a traitor was valid. She was neither a Belgium of German citizen. The British similarly executed “Lord Haw Haw” William Joyce who was an American citizen as being a traitor after WWII. They probably could have just got her on espionage.

[@PeterRapley-gv5vt]

Execution was a legal penalty. Those Germans had no legal authority.

[@shawnastephens7505]

Another person who died doing something that most people would not do A true hero for all women to look up to.

[@TheYeti308]

Spy vs Spy.

[@invisibleray6987]

The ruthless and hideous and brutal execution of Edith

[@Michael_Veritas]

She was executed for espionage. Every allied military had exact policy.

[@invisibleray6987]

@@Michael_Veritas vicious

[@eac1235]

@Alex Very true

[@markbarber7839]

No war if people don't fight but then there's gain of function research !

[@roelofpaas334]

Why does this story teller SINGS his stories!?!.

[@modenasolone]

Boy, don't you love them all caps...

[@stevesleg]

So nice of her to care for patients after their discharges lol

[@MS46Z]

GREAT Video as always! Could you please do a video about the atrocities the Germans committed in Belgium in WW one? They were horrific and not well known as they should be. I firmly believe that since hardly any Germans were held accountable, it lead them to believe they could do it again with impunity. That emboldened the Germans in WW II to ramp up the killings and to murder as many people as possible by every means possible. Thoughts of the group?

[@theresanault5219]

I was under the impression that the German army was very cordial and not aggressive to civilians during the first World War. This is why so many did not beleive the Germans were to be feared . As a result those who should have fled didn't seek safety bcs they were not afraid of the Germans. To the point then your request would be an interesting story.

[@louisavondart9178]

During the intial invasion of Belgium there were a couple of incidents where civilians were shot after having been taken for partisans. On one occasion, nervous German sentries fired at one another but it was blamed on civilians. Hostages were then taken and shot. Apart from that, the Germans behaved in a very civil fashion towards the Belgian public during the occupation. The British propaganda machine was responsible for a great number of outright lies, in order to portay the Germans as beasts. Even in WW2, this was the case for most of the population of occupied countries. I have had first hand accounts, including those of my family, that the average German soldier was correct in their behavior and often even friendly. This was in stark contrast to the Americans, who stole everything that wasn't nailed down and who acted like conquerers, rather than liberators.

[@MS46Z]

​@@theresanault5219 Thank you. I think you made my point of not well known. It was called the "Rape of Belgium." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_of_Belgium

[@davidblaskie8987]

@@louisavondart9178 Still, the Germans were rather uncordial toward conquered Slavs such as Poles and Russians.

[@knyazigorthe8617]

👏👏👍

[@alliecollin1748]

Cav....ell, not Carve-all

[@spitfeueranna]

I'm starting to see how the evil of the gun or weapons and the evil of statism are inextricably bound to one another. I allow neither in my life.

[@iaincumming982]

@An Anna - Leo Tolstoy went through this crisis of conscience because he was of the landlord class - he turned against war and the military in an amazing obfuscation of logic - he was rightly opposed to crimes against the people who refused to fight - we would call these crimes violation of civil rights nowadays. On the other hand - taking to extreme, he couldn't justify fighting to save the lives of the innocent and weak - a perversion - what about those Nazis that thought disabled were useless eaters and had them gassed,? Non violence is a plain heresy.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

I wonder if she learned to speak Flemish. In that Beau Monde era & living in Brabant & working for a well off family, - doubtful. . .

[@franceleeparis37]

Didn’t Blackadder do a painting about this..? When he was trying to escape from the front pretending to be an artist..

[@TheUntoldPast]

I have a cunning plan...

[@franceleeparis37]

@@TheUntoldPast yep… you can put a tail on it and call it a weasel..😂😂

[@kimlewis2304]

No that was "The Hun and the Nun"

[@patrickhanratty4044]

Derek smiley in the war 😳

[@TheAfrikaana]

It seems the Germans inadvertently caught a spy and never knew, otherwise i'm sure the Geman propaganda machine would have gone into overdrive. So she was shot for helping allies and civilians escape, about 200 which given the size of the conflict was very miniscule. Imo the sentence was very harsh and barbaric, maybe they wanted to post a deterrent. A very brave lady indeed. God rest her soul

[@edwardfrostickblois4191]

You have no honour.

[@romanheart8997]

@@edwardfrostickblois4191 And YOU have never seen Combat except by watching Hollywood movies!!!. MEDICAL personnel are NON-combatants....they FIX the wounded, and relieve suffering....you DON'T get the option to play "politics". Espionage is NOT part of the "Military Medical services"..... And YES, I am a Vet....Retired Army Major(wounded 3 times)....and you are a Armchair civilian!

[@eac1235]

@@romanheart8997 Well sir anyone who is a retired US Army Major as you claim should also point out a basic fact before calling someone a armchair general. That fact being Medics all carry a Beretta 92 FS pistol. I have Army / Navy service as well (15 years) sir and definitely know what I am talking about. The Geneva Convention protects medical personnel until the point of said personnel using their weapon. Also medics depending on the operational environment (Afghanistan,Iraq) can also be carrying an M 4 .

[@efrostickblois9667]

@@romanheart8997 Firstly, you're not a retired army Major. I know that, because no commissioned officer would show such appalling manners. I know. I was a commissioned officer in the RNR. Secondly, what you write has no bearing on the subject, which is about someone helping the enemy to escape, to resume fighting.

[@romanheart8997]

@@efrostickblois9667 RNR! LOL! Oh Boy(am not impressed).....and you are a silly self righteous BRIT...."stiff upper lip nonsense"...."God, King, and Country...B.S.!" Retired Army Officer....wounded 3 times, unlike yourself....all 3 are Combat injuries....not paper cuts, like yours!.

[@sharoneastwood.1025]

That women was guilty of nothing but helping men in war no matter who they were. That's devil's MURDERING an Angel.

[@kepagonzalo3855]

podían relatarlo en español castellano, así no me entero de nada.

[@teatime6597]

Like the ruthless execution of "Mata Hari" or Margaretha Zelle. Ugly times.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Coming soon...

[@nathanherren6708]

She kinda looks like Henry Cavil, I wonder if there’s a relation?

[@fabian1324]

we r evil fn sad rip

[@brianruskin9241]

Yet again the question _ where was god????

[@ranchrods1]

It’s pronounced ka velle

[@michaelwhisman7623]

People who beleive everything they read deserve what happens to them.

[@teru797]

So wait a minute. She was a confirmed spy? We learn this in the end? You had me feeling all sad for her! Man what a tearjerker

[@exex9378]

The British could of saved her but knew her death would bring many men forward to sign up. Early propaganda

[@adam_p99]

How could they have saved her?

[@exex9378]

The made no attempt to save her , they had the chance to send an ambassador to Germany but refused to do so, her execution is exactly what the British were hoping for, always been a lovely bunch the British

[@adam_p99]

@@exex9378 send an ambassador to the country they at war with? I’m sure they benefited from the backlash but I think it’s a bit strong to suggest they let it go by. It’s not as if they could have sent the SAS in. Just my opinion. I’m no expert. Btw, I’m British. Some of us are ok, just rarely those in charge.

[@alanmcdonald7390]

A vicar's daughter who attended a local girls school - that wasn't humble beginnings in those days.

[@AmberPearcy]

This is yet another name in history I didn’t know of but do now thanks to your appropriately named channel. God bless Edith and those like her throughout history who tried to cling to humanity in inhumane times. Thank you!

[@alexandercarder2281]

The best comment ☺️

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thank you! :)

[@AmberPearcy]

@@TheUntoldPast Absolutely! Great channel!

[@teatime6597]

Well, she didn't solely cling to humanity, she clung to entente war effort contrary to the Red Cross motto and sadly sacrified her own life. If she was encouraged by superiors behind a safe desk its even worse.

[@a.f.7246]

She worked against the germans. The allies were no angels either

[@Boudicca15]

I've seen where she is buried in Norwich, norfolk, a very courageous woman, god bless her 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@mckessa17]

Yes she was.

[@0given658]

I want to visit her grave. On my list of places to go along with the world's oldest tree in Norway.

[@Boudicca15]

@@0given658 Norwich is a lovely city I hope you are able to visit there , I thought the world's oldest tree is a Bristlecone in California as roughly 5k tears old🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@0given658]

@@Boudicca15I was wrong Not Norway the oldest recorded living tree is 9550 year old Spruce in Dalrna Sweden The California tree is also ancient but not the oldest. I'd actually like to do a tree tour of the oldest in the world. They are so beautiful and majestic. Imagine living a thousand years or more. What has come to pass and gone, and still they remain. Truly magnificent.

[@Boudicca15]

@@0given658 hi Melanie like you I love these magnificent old Trees and try to imagine the times they have lived through I hope you get to see them, I wonder if there's a published book on these old Trees 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@blatherskite3009]

9:00 So basically she wasn't just a nurse helping out and was in fact an agent (as confirmed by MI5 in 2015) so, really, the Germans had her bang to rights (pardon the expression) and she met a fate that she must've known was a possibility when she took the mission. That doesn't diminish her bravery, of course, but it does mean the WW1 Germans weren't just being needlessly and irredeemably evil and only did what we did to their spies, male and female, if we caught them. What really sucks is that story about the soldier who refused to shoot her and was himself shot for disobeying orders. That's a heroic example of someone paying the ultimate price for a brave and principled act ... and history doesn't even bother to record his name.

[@romanheart8997]

Balls on Accurate Blatherskite!!!...Good on you!!!!...a Pint for you for pointing out the FACTS. Cheers! :)

[@edwardfrostickblois4191]

You are totally right. I'm English and she's a stain on our country

[@infidel4478]

Probably bc it didn't happen. Germans were not known for shooting their own troops.

[@blatherskite3009]

@@infidel4478 Good point - the incident was played for all the propaganda value that could be gained from it. If the Germans had really shot one of their own, today his name would be known from German wartime records.

[@infidel4478]

@@blatherskite3009Even during WW2 soldiers who couldn't shoot civilians during the war were just reassigned. There is Afaik no documented cases of Germans killing their own troops simply for refusing to carry out an execution. There was even a well known story of a nurse who was considered 'too nice' to concentration camp victims was sent elsewhere. She was seen passing out some of her food to the prisoners.

[@chitlika]

Every British Hospital has a Cavell ward in her Memory

[@charlottehardy822]

She used to work as a governess in the village I grew up in and we have a road named after her and a memorial in the church. A very brave lady that I’m pleased I was taught about from an early age.

[@marthacaldera5865]

O0ollno p

[@philippe5518]

I remember my mother taking me to be treated at the Edith Cavell hospital in Brussels when I was a child. She is not forgotten.

[@jerrymcnabb9973]

The Lord has not forgotten these women no matter what war they May have served in

[@rlord7053]

I never knew about this, what a brave woman ❤

[@TheUntoldPast]

I agree!

[@rlord7053]

@Robert Stallard If I recall, it was far more than a few soldiers. At the end of the day we weren't there or encountered the trauma they were living with on an everyday basis. It's far more easy to judge when your backside isn't on the line or facing the firing squad. How "brave" of you to say such things of a "silly woman" that isn't here to defend herself.

[@maureenduffy8177]

@Robert Stallard I wonder how you’d feel if you were one of these soldiers. Would you say your a nurse leave me to die.

[@romanheart8997]

@Robert Stallard BRAVO!!!....exactly!...she violated the trust of the Germans(as a Non-combatant), to PLAY the role of a Silly Spy....therefore she deserved everything she received!!!. Maybe she should have "Nursed" More, and Spied less!.

[@romanheart8997]

@Robert Stallard I agree that she "thought" she was doing the "Patriotic Right thing"....but that destroyed the German trust in allowing "civilians, medical personnel, and the civilized exchange of badly wounded(Officers)" to continue in their valuable courses. The Germans were already nervous after a couple of months of chasing Belgian civilian sharpshooters(in 1914)....that caused a few casualties(and some very very hard feelings), and some resulting grief amongst German units.

[@HendrikPlukaard]

This is what happens when you mean no evil. Nothing has changed. How is it that you like mankind? As for me, I hope someone, somewhere, somehow recognises these sacrifices of a soul, as it it not human flesh that is wasted.

[@markdeegan7268]

Don’t chase the wrong Tree

[@cduffy6708]

God sees what she did...and her sacrifice was not " wasted ". We won't know until the next life how many converted because of her " laying down " her life for righteousness sake.

[@HendrikPlukaard]

@@cduffy6708 That is what I said. The people that did this waste their souls. Perhaps I should have made my point a bit clearer.

[@avibhau3852]

This video doesn't reveal the true reason why she was killed. The truth will be very shocking if people come to know about it.

[@HendrikPlukaard]

@@avibhau3852 Let me guess, she is a reptilian from Orion, and when reptilians die they secretly multiply and can stay buried for years before they resurface and become turtles with masks and swords. Then they appear in movies and cartoons, which make them stronger and stronger until they enter children's brains and convert them into super nerds that master Artificial Intelligence skills with which they secretly subdue mankind to make them mine gold for their home planet. Am I right?

[@ibartucz1057]

She is forever Honored in Canada. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Edith_Cavell

[@robertpearson8798]

Yes, I’ve been there but didn’t know who she was at the time.

[@freeserve1942]

She’s buried in Norwich Cathedral grounds where there is a memorial to her.

[@Poshypaws]

Edith Cavell, number 25 Broke Bond Tea cards "Famous People" [ issued1969]

[@richardshort3914]

After her death there was a surge of girls being baptised _Edith._ One of them was the French singer, Édith Piaf.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Not interesting trivia

[@danablue54]

@@johnnypissoff244 me too!

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

@@johnnypissoff244 meh

[@erickaltenbrunner7815]

God bless you Edith Cavell Rest In Peace.

[@romanheart8997]

Kaltenbrunner?....Sind sie Eine Deutscher? She was a SPY!!!! Did you miss that FACT?.....and she openly broke the trust of her German Hosts!?.....who believed she was more interested in Helping the wounded...than playing the role of amateur Nurse.

[@johnblackstock4092]

My late mother often told me her grandfather had a portrait of Edith hanging on the wall of his house. Sadly I cannot show her your video.