Yvonne Fontaine
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Yvonne Yvette Fontaine (8 August 1913 – 9 May 1996), also known as Yvonne Fauge, code named Nenette and Mimi, was a member of the French Resistance and an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization during World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. SOE agents allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England.
Yvonne Fontaine | |
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Nickname(s) | Nenette, Mimi |
Born | (1913-08-08)8 August 1913 Longuyon, France |
Died | (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 82) France |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Special Operations Executive, French Resistance |
Years of service | 1943-1944 |
Rank | Field agent (courier) |
Unit | SOE F Section, Networks Tinker and Minister |
Fontaine worked as a courier for the Tinker and Minister networks (or circuits) in France in 1943 and 1944. She was, in the words of author Beryl E. Escott, "a highly successful and competent agent."[1]