- Date Of Birth: June 15, 1910
- Date Of Death: November 16, 2011
- State: Connecticut
SOUTHBURY- Gertrude “Trudi” Rothschild, 101, of Pomperaug Woods, died Wednesday November 16, 2011. She was the wife of the late Arthur Rothschild.
Trudi was born June 15, 1910 in Vienna Austria, daughter of the late Oscar and Helen (Salter) Novelli and had lived in Italy for many years. With the onset of WW II, Trudi, along with her sister and parents found refuge in England. While in England, she enlisted in the British Air Force. Her work consisted of breaking German codes that allowed the allies (United States and Great Britain) to gain significant advantage for their planned D-Day invasion of France.
