The True Story of a Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
Author:
Chabad Intown
Date:
January 3, 2017
Tags:
IJA Events
Ninety-six-year-old Holocaust survivor Marthe Cohn became a member of the intelligence service of the French First Army and was able to retrieve inside information about Nazi troop movements by slipping behind enemy lines.
Before Marthe Cohn became a spy, she was a devoutly religious 19-year-old French Jewish girl. Her life took an extraordinary turn when the Nazis invaded France in 1939.
While the rest of her family fled south, Marthe decided to fight back. After graduating from nursing school she joined the French resistance and, on account of her perfect German accent and Aryan appearance, she was recruited to be a spy. Carrying forged identification papers, she infiltrated German territory in the guise of a German nurse desperately searching for a fictional fiancé. By this time her real-life fiancé had been executed by the Nazis.
During the next year, she mingled freely with Nazi troops, on many occasions caring for injured Nazi soldiers to maintain her cover. She gathered invaluable information on troop positions which she secretly relayed to Allied commanders. Her intelligence gathering was instrumental in allowing the Allies to break through the Seigfried line and enter German territory in 1945, leading to the end of the war.
Marthe Cohn will be with us in person at The Buckhead Theatre on January 26th at 7 PM to tell the details of her remarkable story. We would love to have you join us for this historic event. She is an established best-selling author and will also be available for a book signing after her talk. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out as we have limited seating available.
“Come hear this remarkable woman tell her incredible story of courage, faith, and espionage.”
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