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Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
Last edited Fri May 31, 2024, 07:22 AM - Edit history (1)
https://apnews.com/article/dday-normandy-80th-anniversary-women-368259471e91c906309abb21b915086fBarred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
BY DANICA KIRKA
Updated 1:42 AM EDT, May 31, 2024
What did you do in the war, Granny?
For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot.
The history of D-Day is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of northern France on June 6, 1944.
But behind the scenes were hundreds of thousands of military women who worked in crucial non-combat roles such as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators and cartographers. Often overlooked, their contributions have come into sharper focus as the number of living D-Day veterans dwindles and the world prepares for the 80th anniversary of the landings.
One of those women was Marie Scott, who was a 17-year-old radio operator when she heard the chaos of battle through her headset as she relayed messages between Allied commanders in England and men on the Normandy beaches.
Members of the WRENS dispatch riders, shown in the London area checked by a leading Wren, July 29, 1940. (AP Photo)
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BY DANICA KIRKA
Updated 1:42 AM EDT, May 31, 2024
What did you do in the war, Granny?
For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot.
The history of D-Day is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of northern France on June 6, 1944.
But behind the scenes were hundreds of thousands of military women who worked in crucial non-combat roles such as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators and cartographers. Often overlooked, their contributions have come into sharper focus as the number of living D-Day veterans dwindles and the world prepares for the 80th anniversary of the landings.
One of those women was Marie Scott, who was a 17-year-old radio operator when she heard the chaos of battle through her headset as she relayed messages between Allied commanders in England and men on the Normandy beaches.
Members of the WRENS dispatch riders, shown in the London area checked by a leading Wren, July 29, 1940. (AP Photo)
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