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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

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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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After #WWII, Donovan learned of Maria’s heroism & arranged for her to migrate to US w/scholarship to @Vassar. She also received the Bronze Star Maria was 1st woman to receive a medal on Plain of @WestPoint_USMA in front of Corps of Cadets. https://t.co/P8rvo5DwqS #WomenInIntel https://t.co/JQ6Kxb1tpH — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 17, 2019