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Sigrid Augusta Green gathered intelligence in preparation for the sabotage of Telemark during the Second World War. She worked for the Norwegian Resistance and then at Bletchley Park

She joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force at the age of 22, attesting on 10 December 1942. Her bilingual ability from her Norwegian mother (Edith Stafford Green) was quickly recognised and she was seconded to the Norwegian Resistance. She was sent to Nazi occupied Norway to research the Heavy water factory at Telemark. She was secretly landed in Norway by submarine as she refused to parachute.

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

MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 11:14, 15 October 2012

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

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 pictured in uniform in 1942

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.

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

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 M

'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.

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,

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,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

.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.