Minnesota Spy ClubNov 22, 1910: On this date Betty Pack (Betty Thorpe) was born in Minneapolis. She worked for the British Security Coordination (BSC) and then the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). William Stephenson, head of the BSC, named her "the greatest unsung heroine of (WW2).” (1/4)
Betty Thorpe beguiled her targets to obtain strategic information for the Allies. She perfected the art of the honey trap, seducing Axis targets to obtain strategic information, including Italian Naval & Vichy Naval codebooks. (2/4)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-brilliant-m16-spy-who-perfected-the-art-of-the-honey-trap
But, much of Betty Pack’s daring and vitally important work of espionage in WW2 has been forgotten. (3/4)
“Later, when considering her work during #WW2, she said, "Ashamed? Not in the least, my superiors told me that the results of my work saved thousands of British and American lives... Wars are not won by respectable methods.” She died of throat cancer on Dec 1, 1963.
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https://www.historynet.com/amy-elizabeth-thorpe-wwiis-mata-hari.htm
