From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu

翻译人员: Carol Wang 校对人员: Candace Hwang

Noor Inayat Khan was in the midst of a desperate escape.

努尔·艾娜雅特·汗正在拼命逃亡。

She had been imprisoned for her activities as an Allied spy,

她因作为盟军间谍的活动而被监禁，

but with the help of a screwdriver and two other prisoners,

但在一把螺丝刀和另两名囚犯的帮助下，

she was back under the Parisian stars.

她又回到了巴黎的星空下。

As she began to run,

当她开始奔跑时，

her thoughts leapt to the whirlwind of events that had brought her here…

思绪回到将她带到这里的 一系列事件中……

Born in Moscow in 1914 to an Indian Muslim father and an American mother,

努尔 1914 年出生于莫斯科， 父亲是印度穆斯林，母亲是美国人，

Noor was raised in a profoundly peaceful home.

她在一个非常崇尚和平的 家庭里长大。

Her parents were Sufi pacifists,

她的父母是苏菲和平主义者，

who put their faith in the power of music and compassion.

坚信音乐和同情的力量。

They moved to Paris,

后来，他们搬到巴黎，

where Noor studied child psychology and published children’s books.

努尔在那里学习儿童心理学， 并出版了儿童书籍。

But all this changed with the advent of the Second World War.

但随着第二次世界大战的到来， 这一切都发生了变化。

In May 1940, with the German army ready to occupy Paris,

1940 年 5 月，随着 德国军队准备占领巴黎，

Noor and her brother were faced with a difficult choice.

努尔和弟弟面临艰难的选择。

As pacifists, they believed that all disputes should be settled non-violently.

作为和平主义者，他们认为 所有争端都应以非暴力方式解决。

But witnessing the devastation across Europe,

但目睹了整个欧洲的灾难后，

they decided that standing on the sidelines was not an option.

他们决定不能作旁观者。

努尔前往英格兰，

Traveling to England,

Noor volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

自愿参加了空军女子辅助部队，

and trained as a radio operator.

并受训成为一名报务员。

She immersed herself in wireless operations and Morse code–

她沉浸在无线电的操作 和摩尔斯电码中——

unaware that she was being monitored by a secret organization.

毫无察觉自己正被秘密组织监控。

The British Special Operations Executive was established

成立英国特别行动署

to sabotage the Germans in Nazi-occupied countries.

是为了破坏纳粹占领国家的 德国军队。

As a trained radio operator who knew Paris well and spoke fluent French,

努尔作为一名非常了解巴黎、 说流利法语、训练有素的报务员，

Noor was an attractive recruit.

无疑是该组织的绝佳人选。

In her interview, she was warned that wireless operation

面试时，他们警告她说，

was some of the most dangerous work in the intelligence field.

无线报务工作是情报领域最危险的。

Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory,

报务员必须携带 显眼的发射器通过敌占区，

and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught.

若被抓住， 秘密机构根本无法保护她。

Noor accepted her assignment immediately.

努尔毫不犹豫地接受了任务。

While she was determined to take her pacifist principles as far as possible,

努尔虽然决心尽可能采取 和平主义原则，

Noor had to learn the art of espionage.

但她必须学习间谍技能。

She learned how to contact intelligence networks, pick a lock,

她学会了如何联系情报网络、开锁，

resist interrogation and fire a gun.

学习抵制审讯技巧和开枪。

In June 1943 she landed in Angers, south of Paris,

1943 年 6 月， 她在巴黎南部的昂热着陆，

and made her way to the city armed with a false passport,

随身携带假护照、手枪和一些法郎

a pistol and a few French francs.

前往昂热市区。

But her network was compromised.

但她所在的法国情报网受到了损害，

Within a week of her deployment,

在她部署的一周内，

all her fellow agents were arrested, and Noor was called home.

她所有同事都被捕了， 英国军方命令她返回英国。

She convinced her supervisors to let her stay–

她说服上司允许自己留下来 ——

which meant doing the work of six radio operators singlehandedly.

意味着她要承担六个报务员的工作。

Over the following months,

在接下来的几个月里，

she tracked and transported supplies to the French resistance,

她追踪并运送物资到法国抵抗组织，

sent reports of Nazi activity back to London

将纳粹活动报告送回伦敦，

and arranged safe passage for allied soldiers.

并为盟军士兵安排通行道路。

This work was essential to building the French resistance

对于建立法国抵抗和 盟军情报网络来说，

and Allied intelligence networks–

这项工作至关重要，

and, ultimately, ending the war.

并最终结束了战争。

Protected only by her quick thinking and charisma,

仅凭敏捷思维和个人魅力的保护，

she frequently talked her way out of questioning.

她经常不再受到盘问。

When the Gestapo searched her on the train,

当盖世太保在火车上搜查她时，

she gave them a casual tour of her “film projector.”

她让他们随便看了看 她的“电影放映机”。

When an officer spotted her hanging her aerial,

当一名警察发现她正在悬挂天线时，

she chatted about her passion for listening to music on the radio–

她就聊起自己 对收听音乐广播的热爱——

and charmed him into helping her set up the cable.

并哄骗他帮忙设置电缆。

In her entire four month tenure,

在她整整四个月的任期内，

her sharp wits and stealth never failed her.

她敏锐的智慧和潜伏从未失手。

But her charm had inspired lethal jealousy.

但她的魅力引发了致命的嫉妒，

In October 1943, the sister of a colleague,

在 1943 年的 10 月，

同事的妹妹爱上了喜欢努尔的特工，

in love with an agent that loved Noor,

sold her address to the Gestapo.

她将努尔的住址卖给了盖世太保。

Noor refused to give away any information,

努尔拒绝向纳粹透露任何信息，

focusing instead on her escape.

并想办法逃跑。

Secreting a screwdriver away from the guards,

用躲开卫兵偷拿的一把螺丝刀，

they were able to loosen a skylight and slip out into the night.

他们打开天窗并趁夜晚逃跑了。

But just as the prisoners began to run for their lives,

但正当囚犯开始狂奔逃命时，

an air raid siren alerted her captors.

警报响起，惊动了狱守，

Noor was caught once again and sent to a German prison.

努尔再次被抓，被送进了德国监狱。

Then, on to Dachau concentration camp.

然后，努尔被转到达豪集中营。

Despite being tortured, deprived and isolated,

尽管饱受严刑拷打、 被剥夺正当权利、被隔离，

Noor gave nothing away.

但努尔始终保持沉默。

In the moments before her execution

行刑前，她大喊“自由！”

she is thought to have shouted “Liberté!”

然后被杀害。

Since her heroic sacrifice,

自她英勇牺牲以来，

Noor has been honoured as a hero who waged secret battles behind enemy lines–

努尔一直被尊为英雄， 她在敌人腹地发起秘密战斗——

paving the way for freedom without ever taking a life.

没有杀戮而为自由铺平了道路。