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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217906/Fearless-World-War-Two-woman-spy-dropped-submarine-occupied-Norway-Bletchley-Park-codebreaker-dies-aged-91.html Fearless World War Two woman spy who slipped into occupied Norway aboard a submarine before becoming Bletchley Park codebreaker dies aged 91 Received Bletchley Park Badge and The Freedom of Bletchley Park honour for her 'vital work' in Second World War Kept code-breaking work secret - even from her family - until last year Operations helped famous sabotage attack by 'Heroes of Telemark', immortalised in 1965 film After mission was over Sigrid Green walked from Norway to Sweden Escaped back to Britain in empty bomb bay of Mosquito aircraft By AMY OLIVER FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 11:14, 15 October 2012 | UPDATED: 13:11, 15 October 2012
40 View comments Sigrid Green led an ordinary life in Darwen, Lancashire. She had been active in the local Conservative party and had volunteered at her local hospital. Few knew the 91-year-old had spent the Second World War infiltrating German sea patrols before cracking codes at Bletchley Park - home of the Enigma decoder. Miss Green, who died on Friday, was so determined to keep that 'difficult' part of her life private, even her parents and two brothers, one of whom was an RAF pilot, died without ever knowing the truth about her wartime experiences. Recognition: Former World War Two code breaker Sigrid Green holds up her Bletchley Park Badge and The Freedom of Bletchley Park certificate received before her death In uniform: Sigrid Green pictured in uniform in 1942 Recognition: Former World War Two codebreaker Sigrid Green, left, holds up her Bletchley Park Badge and certificate received before her death on Friday and right, in uniform after joining the Women’s Auxilliary Air Force in 1942 But last year Miss Green decided to reveal her extraordinary story after watching a documentary about undercover agents in France. She also received a Bletchley Park Badge and The Freedom of Bletchley Park in the post, along with a letter from David Cameron thanking her for her 'vital service', after she was nominated for the top honour by a historian. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next
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Gove brings back 1066 and all that: Pupils to learn about... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Miss Green whose mother was Norwegian joined the Women’s Auxilliary Air Force in 1942 but was seconded to the Norwegian resistance after Army chiefs discovered her bi-lingual background. Codebreaker: Few knew the 91-year-old had spent the Second World War infiltrating German sea patrols before cracking codes at Bletchley Park - home of the Enigma decoder Codebreaker: Few knew the 91-year-old had spent the Second World War infiltrating German sea patrols before cracking codes at Bletchley Park - home of the Enigma decoder Incredible journey: Miss Green went by submarine to Telemark, in German occupied Norway. After her mission she WALKED to Sweden before escaping back to Britain in the empty bomb bay of a Mosquito aircraft Incredible journey: Miss Green went by submarine to Telemark, in German occupied Norway. After her mission she WALKED to Sweden before escaping back to Britain in the empty bomb bay of a Mosquito aircraft Proud: Last year Miss Green received a a certificate from David Cameron thanking her for her 'vital service', during World War Two Proud: Last year Miss Green received a Bletchley Park Badge and certificate from David Cameron thanking her for her 'vital service', during World War Two Proud: Last year Miss Green received a a certificate, left, from David Cameron and Bletchley Park Badge in honour of her 'vital service' during the Second World War THE VITAL ROLE BLETCHLEY PARK PLAYED IN WWII Winston Churchill called them ‘The geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled’. Indeed the importance of the code breakers at Bletchley Park cannot be underestimated. Intelligence from Bletchley played a vital part in the defeat of the U-boats in the six-year Battle of the Atlantic, British naval triumphs in the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941 and the Battle of North Cape off the coast of Norway in 1943. By 1944 British and American commanders knew the location of 58 out of 60 German divisions across the Western Front. In addition, a great deal of information was decrypted about General Erwin Rommel’s Nazi forces in North Africa. Bletchely was a 24-hour operation. Codes came in at all times and were colour-coded depending on which branch of the German military they involved. The code was then sent to relevant sections to be deciphered. Initially this took time but with the advent of the Bombe computers - an ingenious device that enabled Bletchley staff to crack the German military's Enigma code - codes could be cracked within hours. Once broken, the codes were translated into English. She was taken to German occupied Norway in a submarine, having refused to be dropped by parachute. At the time, women were not allowed on submarines, so she had to pretend to be a boy. She was assigned to give key information on a heavy water factory being developed by the Germans for energy purposes. Her operations helped in the build up to the famous sabotage attack by the so called Heroes of Telemark, immortalised in the 1965 film. After her mission was over, she walked from Norway to neutral Sweden, and escaped in the empty bomb bay of a Mosquito aircraft. She went on to help at Bletchley Park when German codes were famously broken with the help of Enigma machines. There she listened to Morse code from the German High Command for up to 15 hours at a time, passing the details to specialist decoders. In an interview last year Miss Green said: 'The work at Bletchley Park did shorten the war by several years and saved many lives, but it’s very upsetting for me to talk about that time and I’d rather forget it. 'It was a horrible time and I don’t enjoy thinking about it. I had kept quiet, but I spoke out because I watched a programme on television about a girl who worked as an agent in Belgium. 'Before that I just didn’t tell anybody what I had done during the war. 'It wasn’t how they paint it at all, with all this romance. I never even knew I was listening to the German High Command. It could be a boring job, sitting for 15 hours at a time, taking down the codes. Documents: Miss Green kept her Air Force log book but did not tell anyone of her war experiences - even her family - until last year Documents: Miss Green kept her Air Force log book but did not tell anyone of her war experiences - even her family - until last year Mission: Miss Green, whose mother was Norwegian, was seconded to the Norwegian resistance after Army chiefs discovered her bi-lingual background Mission: Miss Green, whose mother was Norwegian, was seconded to the Norwegian resistance after Army chiefs discovered her bi-lingual background Journey: She was taken to German occupied Norway in a submarine, having refused to be dropped by parachute. At the time, women were not allowed on submarines, so she had to pretend to be a boy Journey: She was taken to German occupied Norway in a submarine, having refused to be dropped by parachute. At the time, women were not allowed on submarines, so she had to pretend to be a boy 'I didn’t know who I was listening to, it was a secret even to us. But there are some parts of my experiences which are best left buried that I will never talk about. I learnt the meaning of the phrase man’s inhumanity towards man.' She added: 'I understand why a lot of young people aren’t interested in the war - I used to think stories about the Second World War were boring. 'But if knowing about it can stop it happening again, with the terrible acts and degradation, it’s worth it. I’m certainly no one’s hero and it’s silly to think of it that way. Role: Miss Green's operations helped in the build up to the famous sabotage attack by the so called Heroes of Telemark, immortalised in the 1965 film Role: Miss Green's operations helped in the build up to the famous sabotage attack by the so called Heroes of Telemark, immortalised in the 1965 film
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http://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/353152/Obituary-Sigrid-Green-British-undercover-agent-December-3-1920-October-12-2012 Sigrid Green, British undercover agent, December 3 1920 - October 12 2012
NO ONE who saw Sigrid Green would have dreamt that she played a crucial role in one of the most important bombing raids in the Second World War, which came to be known as The Heroes Of Telemark.
By DAILY EXPRESS REPORTER PUBLISHED: 00:00, Sat, Oct 20, 2012
Brave Sigrid Green
Brave Sigrid Green []
Sigrid’s bravery and bilingual ability saw her sent into occupied Norway at the height of the war, where she gathered crucial intelligence to be used against the Nazis.
Such was her modesty about her work that her two brothers and parents died without ever having known about her wartime heroics.
It it was only last year that she received a letter of thanks from the Prime Minister and a Bletchley Park medal to honour the work she had done.
Sigrid Augusta Green, always known as Gusta, was born in Darwen, Lancashire, to a Norwegian mother who came to the UK to work as an au pair and married the son of the family for which she worked.
After the war began she enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and when it was discovered that she spoke fluent Norwegian, she was seconded to the Norwegian resistance.
Sigrid’s bravery and bilingual ability saw her sent into occupied Norway at the height of the war, where she gathered crucial intelligence to be used against the Nazis She was taken by submarine to German-occupied Norway. During the voyage she dressed as a man as women were not allowed on submarines. She could have parachuted in but refused.
In another stroke of fate Sigrid’s uncle owned a factory in Norway which was being used as a heavy water plant to further the Nazis’ nuclear ambitions. She had visited it before the war began and knew how to find it.
After gathering vital intelligence for the 1943 raid, later portrayed in the 1965 Kirk Douglas film, she walked from Norway to neutral Sweden and escaped in the empty bomb bay of a Mosquito plane.
The subsequent destruction of the plant by Norwegian commandos was hailed as the greatest operation of its kind during the war.
On her return to the UK, Sigrid joined the Nazi code breakers at Bletchley Park, where German codes were broken using Enigma machines. Sigrid had been engaged to a fighter pilot killed during the war and she remained single.
After the war she worked in a number of jobs, including a stint at Blackburn Royal Infirmary.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99004258 Birth: 1921, England Death: Oct. 12, 2012, England
Sigrid Green who helped stage the "Heroes of Telemark" sabotage attack on a Nazi heavy water factory has died aged 91,a year after finally being recognised as one of Britain's bravest wartime agents.Taken to Norway by submarine,Sigrid provided vital intelligence for the 1943 raid which was immortalised in the Kirk Douglas film.On her return to Britain she broke Nazi codes at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.She played a crucial role in one of the most important bombing raids in the Second World War,which came to be known as The Heroes Of Telemark. Sigrid's bravery and bilingual ability saw her sent into occupied Norway at the height of the war, where she gathered crucial intelligence to be used against the Nazis. Such was her modesty about her work that her two brothers and parents died without ever having known about her wartime heroics.It it was only last year that she received a letter of thanks from the Prime Minister and a Bletchley Park medal to honour the work she had done.Sigrid Augusta Green,always known as Gusta, was born in Darwen, Lancashire,to a Norwegian mother who came to the UK to work as an au pair and married the son of the family for which she worked.After the war began she enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and when it was discovered that she spoke fluent Norwegian,she was seconded to the Norwegian resistance.The subsequent destruction of the plant by Norwegian commandos was hailed as the greatest operation of its kind during the war.On her return to the UK,Sigrid joined the Nazi code breakers at Bletchley Park, where German codes were broken using Enigma machines. Sigrid had been engaged to a fighter pilot killed during the war and she remained single.
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[edit]Jeffrey Collins
Electrical engineer and academic Jeffrey Hamilton Collins was born in Luton Born: April 22, 1930;
Died: September 23, 2015 wife, Sally, two sons, Adrian and Kevin
pioneering electrical engineer academic and researcher at the University of Edinburgh and a former lecturer
BSc in physics, an MSc in mathematics and a DSc from the University of London University of Edinburgh and a former lecturer at the University of Glasgow.
junior technician in the department of physics at Guy's Hospital Medical Schoo
GEC in Wembley and at Ferranti in Edinburgh research engineer at the Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory at Stanford University
founding director of the Automation and Robotics Research Institute in the University of Texas at Arlingto United States and
technical director of Microwave and Electronic System Edinburgh Uni merging with Racal Electronics in 1979 and a Queen's Award for Technological Achievement chaired the university's Wolfson Microelectronics Institute receivers for the UK's Skynet military communication system surface acoustic wav acquiring signals, papers in the early 1980s on electronic support measures
chaired the University of Edinburgh's Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC
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