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How long did Krystyna Skarbek serve as a British agent during wartime?

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  • Longest-serving of all wartime women agents

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Krystyna Skarbek served as a British agent during World War II from 1941 to 1945, making her the longest-serving of all wartime women agents. She worked for the Special Operations Executive, and her missions included gathering intelligence, sabotaging enemy installations, and rescuing Allied prisoners of war. Skarbek was captured by the Germans in 1944, but she escaped and returned to Britain.
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