Talk:Nathalie Sergueiew

Name of dog

In the article, the name of Sergueiew's dog is given as "Babs". However, I stumbled upon an online reference that gives the dog's name as "Frisson". Here is the URL for the reference: http://www.leesaunders.co.uk/html/world_war_II/ww2_events/mi5_spies.php

I tried to find a source that supports the dog's name being Babs, but was unsuccessful. Which name, then, is correct, Babs or Frisson? --Saukkomies ^talk 12:59, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

The Dog's name was indeed "Babs" not Frisson. Many of the archives about Lily were not accurate, but since written by the British and they were the victors, those errors seem to be what stick. The British had promised her before they brought her to England that they would ensure that her dog, her only companion on this mission, would be allowed in. She left the dog in their care in Gibraltar, trusting that they would honor their word. Babs died under their care, exactly how remains a mystery, but Lily blamed the British for the loss of her beloved dog (Lily believed the dog was shot to rid them of the nuisance). The British viewed Lily as temperamental and troublesome. And she viewed the British as gangsters. However, her ultimate goal was to free France of the Germans and she never lost sight of it. Another fact that seems to be ignored is that she, herself, was quite ill with kidney failure while in Britain. The British doctors gave her six months to live and yet she continued to work for the British to accomplish her mission. It was very dangerous as her parents, sister and nieces were under German control in Paris and had she been discovered, they had warned her that her family would pay the consequences. After the war, Lily worked as an interpreter for an American major (my father) tasked with helping relocate concentration camp victims from Buchenwald. They married and Lily managed to survive 5 more years before succumbing to Uremic Poisoning from kidney failure in May 1950. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michele Collings (talk • contribs) 12:26, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Could you cite your source for this information, please? - Syd (talk) 14:01, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

A biography already cited in the article refers to "Babs" and not "Frisson". Also, Sergueiew's own autobiography refers to "Babs" and not "Frisson". I just added the latter to the article. I'm not sure how reputable newspapers ended up with the wrong name for her dog, but somehow they did. Perhaps the dog had a codename too?--Srleffler (talk) 21:50, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Which Former Employers?

"After the war she wrote a revealing memoir describing her former employers as gangsters." I don't think it's clear whether this is the Germans, the British, or the French. 94.193.246.114 (talk) 14:09, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

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