Learn about Edith Cavell, the nurse who saved over 200 people and was later ex*cuted for doing so. #edithcavell #ww1 #ww1history #ww1nurse #womenshistory #history #historyfacts #historywithamy #firstworldwar #thegreatwar #nurse #historytime | History with Amy

Edith Cavell, a British nurse stationed in Belgium, found herself in the midst of war-torn Europe as World War I erupted. Despite the dangers, she turned her nursing school in Brussels into a sanctuary for wounded Allied soldiers. Cavell, together with a network of Belgian resistance, masterminded a daring operation. She helped these soldiers escape from behind enemy lines to the neutral Netherlands, right under the noses of German troops. Her covert activities included hiding soldiers in ambula