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Virginia Hall

One of the most decorated female spies of WWII, known as the 'Limping Lady'.

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Occupation

OSS Officer

Born in

Baltimore

Born

April 6, 1906

Zodiac

Aries

27,853

days lived

76

age at death

Born
April 6, 1906 in Baltimore
Died
July 8, 1982 in Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center (aged 76)
ResidenceBarnesville
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·horse 🐎
Updated Aug 2026

About

Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre,, code named Marie and Diane, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II.

Before Fame

Before the war, Hall worked for the U.S. State Department. She had hoped to become a diplomat, but her ambitions were thwarted due to her gender and the loss of part of her leg in a hunting accident.

Trivia

Hall's code names included Marie and Diane. The Germans nicknamed her Artemis and considered her "the most dangerous of all Allied spies." She used a prosthetic leg named Cuthbert. She was known as "The Limping Lady" by the Germans and "Marie of Lyon" by many of the SOE agents she helped.

Family Life

Details about Virginia Hall's immediate family life are scarce in the provided text.

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Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

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Moon Sign

Virgo♍︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for April 6, 1906

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1982
Day 27,852
Age 76

Died

Confidence
96%
Jul 8, 1982

Virginia Hall died on July 8, 1982.

1945
Day 14,150
Age 38

Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1945

Hall was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for her service during World War II.

1944
Day 14,028
Age 38

Maquis cleared Haute-Loire

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1944

The Maquis, supported by Hall, cleared the Haute-Loire department of German soldiers before the arrival of the American army.

Day 13,844
Age 37

Returned to France as OSS agent

Confidence
96%
Mar 1, 1944

Hall returned to France as a wireless operator for the OSS in the Saint network.

1942
Day 13,358
Age 36

Fled France

Confidence
96%
Nov 1, 1942

Hall fled France to avoid capture by the Germans.

1941
Day 12,901
Age 35

Arrived in Vichy France

Confidence
96%
Aug 1, 1941

Hall arrived in Vichy France as the first female SOE agent to take up residence.

Day 12,901
Age 35

Created the Heckler network in Lyon

Confidence
96%
Aug 1, 1941

Hall established the Heckler network in Lyon, France.

1906
Day 0
Age 0

Born in Baltimore, Maryland

Confidence
96%
Apr 6, 1906

Virginia Hall was born in Baltimore, Maryland.