Sonia Olschanezky
Sonia Olschanezky | |
|---|---|
Olschanezky during WW2 | |
| Nickname(s) | Tania (SOE codename) Suzanne Ouvrard (SOE alias) |
| Born | 25 December 1923 Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany |
| Died | 6 July 1944 (aged 20) Natzweiler-Struthof, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Resistance Special Operations Executive |
| Years of service | 1940–1944 |
| Unit | Juggler (SOE) |
| Commands | Juggler circuit after the organizer (Jean Worms) was captured and the second in command (Jacques Weil) fled to Switzerland, while still serving as this circuit’s courier. |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Sonia Olschanezky (25 December 1923 – 6 July 1944) was a member of the French Resistance and the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Olschanezky was a member of the SOE's Juggler circuit in occupied France where she operated as a courier until she was arrested by the Gestapo and was subsequently executed at the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.