In 1943, Zinaida cooked for the enemy — and turned meals into a weapon - video Dailymotion

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Born in Leningrad and trapped behind enemy lines, Zinaida Portnova chose to fight back. She joined the underground resistance, carried out daring acts of sabotage, and avenged her family’s suffering. Even under torture, she revealed nothing. Executed at just 17, she remains one of the youngest and bravest heroines of World War II—a teenage girl who became a legend of defiance. 🎥 You can watch the full documentary about Zinaida Portnova on World History TV, in the film 'Zinaida Portnova: The Teenage Girl Who Killed 100 Nazis’ 👉LINK in BIO 👈  #ww2history #womeninhistory #historyreels #forgottenhistory #truehistory #historicalreels #historyshorts #unsungheroes #resistancehistory #wwii #educationalreels #learnhistory #documentaryreels #historycontent #warstories #viralreels #storytellingreels #bravewomen #realstories

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00:00In 1943, Zinaida Portnova became employed as a kitchen aide in a canteen for German soldiers

00:05in Oboll. In August, as she was preparing meals, she poisoned the food causing many to fall ill

00:11and some to die. The Germans immediately suspected her, but Zinaida said that she was innocent and

00:17ate some of the food in front of them to prove that it was not poisoned. Because she did not

00:21fall ill immediately, they released her. However, Zinaida became sick shortly afterwards, vomiting

00:27heavily but eventually managed to get to the house of her grandmother, who gave her herbal

00:31decoctions and way to drink. Zinaida remained alive. After she did not return for work,

00:37the Germans realized that she had been the culprit and started searching for her.

In 1943, Zinaida cooked for the enemy — and turned meals into a weapon

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