During WW2 the French Resistance caused the Germans much headaches with sabotage and murder. Among them was a female assassin that went under the alias Veronique Sasson but quickly became known as the "Black Swan". I do not know the origin of this except for a single source that claims she made her first kill at a German-sponsored ball in occupied France in which she came dressed as a black swan in costume and escaped. Apparently, she carried a MAS M1935 pistol in 7.65mm Longue (which would be rare to get if not connected to the French Army) AND a falchion sword for decapitations!!! It is rumored that she assassinated 16 German soldiers and several Officers. in retaliation, the SS killed many villagers. What happened to her is a mystery as her activities stopped before the end of the war in France. She seemed to melt right into the background. During WW2 there were female assassins in France, Yugoslavia, Greece, USSR, and from Britain. Most were resistance and partisans, others (especially USSR) were armed factory workers that engaged right at the doorstep when the Germans came and then fled into the hills to keep fighting...