The 'Comet Line', established in 1941, was a resistance group in Belgium and France during the Second World War that helped Allied soldiers and airmen evade capture by the Germans. The 'Comet Line' started in Brussels where the men were fed, clothed, provided with false identity papers, and hidden in people's homes. After this, volunteers escorted them south through France into neutral Spain, then to Gibraltar, which is controlled by the British. From there, they travelled safely back to Britain.

The 'Comet Line' used the motto, "Pugna Quin Percutias", which is Latin for "fight without arms." The organization did not use violence against the Germans. It was the largest of several escape networks in Europe during the war and helped at least 776 people to safety.

Belgium woman, Andrée de Jongh (1916-2007), also known as Dédée, was the organiser of the 'Comet Line'. After helping to rescue 118 people between August 1941 and December 1942, she was arrested by the Nazis and incarcerated for the remainder of World War II. After the war, Dédée trained as a nurse and worked in leper hospitals in Africa.

For her war efforts, Andrée de Jongh was awarded the Medal of Freedom (United States), the George Medal (United Kingdom), the Légion d'honneur (France), the Order of Leopold (Belgium), and the Croix de Guerre (Belgium).

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