Location: Albert Embankment, London
Artist: Karen Newman
Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, (Bushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. Violette had gone with the French to fight after her husband's tragic death just shortly after she had given birtth. On her second mission into occupied France, Szabo was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to Ravensbruck concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed.
In 2009, the Duke of Wellington unveiled a new memorial to those who served in the Special Operations Executive during World War II. The bust of Violette Szabo was created by Karen Newman to celebrate a moving story that commemorates the heroism of the men and women who served as secret agents and risked their lives.
Violette Szabo (1921-1945), was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to a German concentration camp where she was executed. This sculpture is located on Albert Embankment, London and is a memorial of Szabo who sacrificed her life in the field in order to fight fascism.
