British shopkeeper hid three stranded commandos from Nazis in her garden shed during WWII

Olivia Stringer — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:34 GMT

She risked everything to shelter three stranded British soldiers in a garden shed while Nazi troops lived next door. Now, more than 40 years after her death, the extraordinary wartime courage of Guernsey shopkeeper Ada Le Poidevin has finally come to light.

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British shopkeeper hid three stranded commandos from Nazis in her garden shed during WWII