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In 2010 she turned 105, but unfortunately she fractured her hip two weeks later on after a bad fall and had to undergo surgery.<ref>[http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Hip-operations-war-heroine-Agent-Rose-105/article-1869809-detail/article.html Hip operations for war heroine Agent Rose, 105]</ref> |
In 2010 she turned 105, but unfortunately she fractured her hip two weeks later on after a bad fall and had to undergo surgery.<ref>[http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Hip-operations-war-heroine-Agent-Rose-105/article-1869809-detail/article.html Hip operations for war heroine Agent Rose, 105]</ref> |
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She passed away peacefully at the age of 105 on the 5th March 2010<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8555644.stm</ref> |
She passed away peacefully at the age of 105 on the 5th March 2010.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8555644.stm</ref> |
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==Autobiography== |
==Autobiography== |
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Revision as of 19:35, 8 March 2010
Andrée Peel | |
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| Born | 3 February 1905 |
| Died | 5 March 2010 (aged 105) |
Andrée Peel (February 3, 1905[1] – March 5, 2010) was known as Agent Rose when she worked against the German occupation of France as a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War.
Early life
Born Andrée Marthe Virot, her parents were Francis Virot and Martha Virot.[1] When World War II broke out she was running a beauty salon in the Breton port of Brest, France.[2]
World War II
After the German invasion she joined the resistance and was involved in distributing secret newspapers but was later appointed head of an under-section of the resistance.[2] She and her team used torches to guide allied planes to improvised landing strips and helped airmen who had landed in France to escape onto submarines and gunboats. She famously saved the lives of many young soldiers and airmen. She saved the lives of 102 men and aided over 20,000.[3][4]
She was arrested in Paris in 1944 and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, later being transferred to the concentration camp at Buchenwald before her eventual release. She was being lined up to be shot by firing squad at Buchenwald when the US Army arrived to liberate the prisoners. She also survived meningitis.[5]
She received a letter of thanks from Winston Churchill.[2]
After the war
After the war, she met her future husband, an English academic named John Peel (who at the time was still a student), while working in a restaurant in Paris[3], and they settled in Long Ashton, near Bristol, several years later.[2]
She received the Légion d'honneur from her brother, four-star General Maurice Virot, in 2004.[2]
On February 3, 2005, she received a note from the Queen as she had just turned 100 years old.
In 2010 she turned 105, but unfortunately she fractured her hip two weeks later on after a bad fall and had to undergo surgery.[6]
She passed away peacefully at the age of 105 on the 5th March 2010.[7]
Autobiography
Her autobiography is entitled Miracles Do Happen and is based on her experiences during the war. It is also published in French as 'Miracles Existent!'[8] (English version Translated by Evelyn Scott Brown). It has been made into a film by William Ennals.[3]
Decorations
- American Medal of Freedom
- Medal of the Resistance
- Ordre de la Libération
- Knight of the Légion d'honneur in 1967, promoted to Officer in 2004[1]
- King's Commendation for Brave Conduct
- Croix de guerre (with palm)
References
- ^ a b c "Décret du 16 avril 2004 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 2004 (91): 7067. 2004-04-17. DEFM0400331D. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e "French Resistance heroine celebrates 104th birthday". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ a b c "French war heroine film tribute". BBC News. BBC. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "War heroine toasts 104th birthday". BBC News. BBC. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Century for former French fighter". BBC News. BBC. 2005-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ Hip operations for war heroine Agent Rose, 105
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8555644.stm
- ^ "Miracles do happen". Loebertas. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
See also
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- 1905 births
- 2010 deaths
- French Resistance members
- Female resistance members of World War II
- Women in World War II
- Ravensbrück concentration camp victims
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France)
- Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
- French centenarians
- Buchenwald concentration camp survivors
- Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors
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