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Virginia’s hollow wooden leg & aluminum foot were attached by leather belts wrapped around her waist. It weighed more than 7 pounds. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RPCSTweets @BarnardCollege @USEmbassyWarsaw While in Turkey, Virginia was involved in a serious hunting accident &… https://t.co/QuSKDZMj2e — PolitiTweet.org

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After attending @RPCSTweets, @BarnardCollege & pursuing additional studies in Europe, Virginia became a clerk at… https://t.co/feFtCPwZDk — PolitiTweet.org

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Virginia Hall had a gift for languages, a sense of adventure, & wanted to join the Foreign Service.… https://t.co/HtBjaty5aV — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara earned Bronze Star for her #OSS work It was presented to her on April 6, 1945 by the MO chief in Rome… https://t.co/5Z11uRzT1A — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara also produced propaganda convincing 600 Czech soldiers forced into German service to cross front lines into Allied territory. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Axis morale was undermined by insinuating that German soldiers’ wives or girlfriends were being promiscuous or unfaithful. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara’s League of Lonely War Women campaign claimed if soldier wore a heart on his lapel, a League member would o… https://t.co/oPAd339Ndo — PolitiTweet.org

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Sauerkraut was so successful that it became an expanded & ongoing operation for duration of #WWII in Italy & later France. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Prisoners nailed propaganda documents to trees & left them in streets. They also brought back intel, like location of German troops. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Prisoners were dressed in German uniforms & given forged identity papers, firearms, survival supplies, & 3,000 pieces of MO material. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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4 days after Operation Sauerkraut launched, the German prisoners were ready for their mission. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara picked prisoners to infiltrate frontline & distribute propaganda She made new identities & helped them memorize their stories #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara–fluent in German, English, Czech, Slovak, & French–was chosen to interview German prisoners @ a camp south of Naples. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Hours after German generals’ failed assassination attempt of Hitler, MO started working on what would become Operat… https://t.co/mADYi5iP72 — PolitiTweet.org

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1944: Barbara sent to Italy to attack morale of German army with: rumors fake orders leaflets about unrest among its military leaders #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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@USArmy While @ Women’s Army Corps officers’ school, Barbara was singled out & sent to DC She didn’t know it was fo… https://t.co/XyZNBwnSGa — PolitiTweet.org

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1943: Barbara became US citizen & same day joined @USArmy “I hoped the service would be a great adventure. I didn’t want to miss it!” #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara, born in 1914 in Božena Hauserová, earned a doctorate in law before she married & moved to America in 1941. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barbara Lauwers worked in #OSS Morale Ops (MO) & developed propaganda programs to crush the enemy’s spirit.… https://t.co/WoghjymN4y — PolitiTweet.org

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Stephanie died in 2016. She was 100. At funeral @ArlingtonNatl, the @USArmy awarded her the Legion of Merit.… https://t.co/dxN9LCSCCg — PolitiTweet.org

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Stephanie married famed #WWII military aviator Brig Gen William Rader. 1951: She earned a Master’s degree in Chemis… https://t.co/Ut9Pcw0LWn — PolitiTweet.org

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Stephanie returned to US & was nominated by superiors for Legion of Merit & a Bronze Star. Both were denied, w no rationale provided. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Soon after, her cover was compromised by a superior, yet Stephanie insisted on staying to finish her mission despite extreme danger. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Stephanie was picked up & questioned, but having no proof, they had to let her go. However, she fell under increasing surveillance. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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As she approached on foot, she deftly slipped docs to a less-suspicious traveler & gave them an address in Warsaw to take docs to. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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1946: Stephanie was carrying top secret docs into Poland when she saw Russian security services waiting at border checkpoint for her. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Beyond her intel gathering duties, Stephanie was also a courier tasked w transporting classified documents between Berlin & Warsaw. #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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Soon after Stephanie arrived in Poland, #OSS was disbanded She was absorbed into Strategic Services Unit & continued to gather intel #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org

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During her “searches” Stephanie collected intel on: -Economic & political data -Russian troop movement -Security services activities #OSS75 — PolitiTweet.org