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Blue plaque honour for Fermanagh World War Two heroine

2023-11-12 02:25
Historians and relatives gather in Derrylin to commemorate the "amazing" life of Monica de Wichfeld.
Blue plaque honour for Fermanagh World War Two heroine

A World War Two heroine who grew up in County Fermanagh has been commemorated with an Ulster History Circle blue plaque.

Monica de Wichfeld was a leading member of the Danish resistance against Nazi occupation.

She was arrested and sentenced to death and died in a German concentration camp...