Elisabeth Hardy

Elisabeth Hardy (born Elisabeth Mary Stewart; August 3, 1923 – July 21, 2016) was a translator at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.[1] She later provided translation and expertise for the Nuremberg Trials.[2]

Background

Elisabeth Hardy studied Modern Languages at Glasgow University. From 1942-1945, as an expert in German, she worked at Bletchley Park as a member of the Hut 3, translating the military intelligence in the decrypted Nazi and Luftwaffe messages.[3][4]

From 1945 to 1948 Hardy served as an expert during the Nuremberg trials, providing information on Nazi chain of command and German translation.[4]

During the Nuremberg trials she met and married Alexander G. Hardy, a senior U.S. prosecutor on the Medical Case.[4] After this she moved to the United States.

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