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Slovakian authorities quickly suspected Maria, but the Slovak captain who questioned her was part of the anti-fascist resistance. The Army captain offered to hide the Jewish woman & son if Maria would join the resistance. Maria agreed & became a courier. #WomenInIntel — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 17, 2019

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Maria was born in Slovakia in 1921 & became a school teacher when Slovakia fell to the Germans. In 1944, a Jewish friend, Julius Goldberger, begged Maria to hide his relatives. She knew she could be imprisoned or worse, but agreed anyway. #WomenInIntel — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 17, 2019

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Oct 1944: #OSS officers fled to the mountains to escape Germans who were crushing Slovak uprising. They asked Maria to join them as a guide & interpreter. She agreed & scouted surrounding area for food & intel by posing as a peasant girl to talk to villagers. #WomenInIntel — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 17, 2019