Germanborn screen icon Marlene Dietrich fought her own battle against the Nazis before and during WWII, by helping fleeing Jewish refugees and then serving overseas with the USO, entertaining the troops often very dangerously close to enemy lines. She received high honours for this work and she always said it was her proudest achievement. Find out the full story here.

Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a wellknown British historian, the author of 22 nonfiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...

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Primary source: 'Marlene Dietrich' by Maria Riva, (Bloomsbury: 1992)

Credits: US National Archives; Bundesarchiv; Library of Congress; Deutsche Kinemathek; Guns and Ammo; Jonathunder
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