Terpsichori Chryssoulaki-Vlachou

Terpsichori Chryssoulaki-Vlachou, (

Nazis

when caught.

Biography

Born in 1926 on the island of

Toplou, (Greek

: Τοπλού), her experience as a wireless operator helped the resistance movement.

In June 1944 she was arrested and sentenced to death. At age 18, she was taken to Agia Jail (Greek: Αγιά Χανίων) and executed, but before her execution, she wrote on the wall of her jail cell, "I am 18 years old and sentenced to death. I am waiting for the firing squad any minute now. Long live Greece. Long live Crete!". (Greek: "Είμαι 18 χρονών. Με καταδίκασαν σε θάνατο. Περιμένω από στιγμή σε στιγμή το εκτελεστικό απόσπασμα. Ζήτω η Ελλάδα. Ζήτω η Κρήτη!".)^[1]

Sources

^ Women in the Resistance

External links

Preveli Monastery - in Greek

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[1] Women in the Resistance

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