Heroine of the French resistance dies aged 105

A FRENCH resistance heroine who saved over 100 lives has died at her English care home aged 105.

Heroine of the French resistance dies aged 105

Andree Peel – known as Agent Rose – survived a Nazi firing squad and helped a string of British and American pilots flee occupied Europe.

Winston Churchill wrote her a personal letter of congratulation, which had to be destroyed once she had read it for security reasons. She was awarded a second Legion d’Honneur last year in recognition of her bravery.

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