Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker undoubtedly became a symbol of resistance in the jazz age. At an early age, the American-born star moved to the French capital of Paris where she rose to international and national fame. You might not know, but the stunning Baker was France’s resistance agent, recruited by the country’s intelligence agency to gather sensitive information from enemy German troops.

Well, we must say that her story looks more like a scene from a spy movie. Later, the French government bestowed her with Rosette de la Resistance and Croix de Guerre – some of the country’s highest honors.