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She also suffered from severe malnutrition as a child, which is why she looked so waifish.
Wasn’t there a lovely Dutch lady who seduced Nazis into the woods, where she promptly killed them and distributed their equipment to resistance forces? She sounds fun
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannie_Schaft
When she was about to be executed she said:
‘I shoot better than that’
From your own link:
“Although Schaft’s supposed final words became famous, they were never confirmed. A Dutch World War II historian said a search through the Dutch archives does not ever mention Schaft saying “I shoot better!” During a post-war interrogation, Kuiper said he had been talking to Schaft when he suddenly heard a gunshot after which she cried out in pain and started shaking. Realizing that Schmitz had only grazed her, Kuiper took out his submachine gun and fired a burst at Schaft, after which she immediately collapsed. One of the shots hit her in the head, killing her.[12] It was the Dutch novelist Theun de Vries who added Hannie Schaft’s last words as a poetic license in his book The Girl With the Red Hair (Het meisje met het rode haar, 1956)”
Yeah I chose story over substance, thanks for the addtional info, though.
I choose historical accuracy over story.
I don’t disagree. I didn’t really read it critically, hence why I thanked you
Sorry if I came off roughly; I wasn’t trying to do so. :)
Hope you have a great (cake) day!
No worries, I’m a sticker for accuracy and was positively surprised by the call out.
Thnx!
Fitting name. They tried to give her their schaft, but they were the ones who got schafted instead.
They’ve used CG to bring Hepburn back to life for a fucking commercial, why haven’t we gotten her war stories as a movie yet?
What commercial?
Well that was gross
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From Wikipedia:
After her uncle’s death, Hepburn, Ella, and Miesje left Arnhem to live with her grandfather, Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, in nearby Velp.[11] Around that time Hepburn gave silent dance performances that reportedly raised money for the Dutch resistance effort.[33] It was long believed that she participated in the Dutch resistance itself,[11] but in 2016 the Airborne Museum ‘Hartenstein’ reported that after extensive research it had not found any evidence of such activities.[34] A 2019 book by Robert Matzen provided evidence, based on Hepburn’s personal statements, that she had supported the resistance by giving “underground concerts” to raise money, delivering the underground newspaper, and taking messages and food to downed Allied flyers hiding in the woodlands north of Velp.[35] She also volunteered at a hospital that was the center of resistance activities in Velp,[35] and, according to Hepburn, her family temporarily hid a British paratrooper in their home during the Battle of Arnhem.[36][37] Matzen also claims that Hepburn carried messages for the Dutch Resistance, including to downed British paratroopers.[38]
I knew I liked her.
Badass!
