Andrée de Jongh

Countess Andrée De Jongh (November 30, 1916 – October 13, 2007) was a member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II. She organized the Comet Line (Le Réseau Comète) for escaped Allied soldiers. After the war, she worked in leper hospitals in Africa.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 30, 1916
Birth nameAndrée Eugénie Adrienne De Jongh
Birth place
Belgium , Schaerbeek
Date of deathOctober 13, 2007
Place of death
Belgium , Brussels
Known for
Belgian Resistance
TitleHonorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Belgian Army.

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External resources

  1. http://home.clara.net/clinchy/neeball.htm
  2. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Cyclone-Coronet-Books-Airey/dp/0340174064
  3. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5212877.html
  4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2196623,00.html
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/18/db1801.xml
  6. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2657876.ece