Episode 13

THE SURVIVOR

THE SURVIVOR

Hayley Atwell meets Marthe Cohn, the brave 100-year-old French spy who stole Nazi secrets during WWII. Disguised as a German nurse, Marthe fed top-secret information to the Resistance from behind enemy lines, right under the nose of the deadly SS.
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Guest Bio

Marthe Cohn turned 100 years old in 2020, but she didn’t know if she’d live past age 25 during WWII. The Nazis had occupied France. Marthe’s family was Jewish and lost their home, jobs, and neighbors. When her sister was shipped to a concentration camp, Marthe trained as a nurse, determined to join the French Resistance and bring down Germany. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her bravery in 1945 and many other medals. 

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