Yolande Beekman | |
|---|---|
 In WAAF uniform during WW2. | |
| Nickname(s) | Mariette, Kilt (SOE codenames) Yvonne (SOE alias) |
| Born | 7 January 1911 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 September 1944 (aged 33) Dachau concentration camp, Bavaria Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Special Operations Executive |
| Years of service | 1940-1944 |
| Rank | Ensign (Women's Auxiliary Air Force, WAAF) |
| Unit | Musician (SOE) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Croix de Guerre Mentioned in Dispatches |
Yolande Elsa Maria Beekman (7 January 1911 – 13 September 1944) was a British spy in World War II who served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the Special Operations Executive.[1][2][3] She was a member of SOE's Musician circuit in occupied France during World War II where she operated as a wireless operator until arrested by the Gestapo.[4] She was subsequently executed at the Dachau concentration camp.[4]
- ^ "HS 9/114/2". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Vigurs 2021, p. 21.
- ^ "SOE Agent Profiles – Yolande Beekman". Nigel Perrin. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b Kramer 1995.