Andree peel autobiography
Andree peel autobiography
Andree peel autobiography biography...
Andrée Peel
Andrée Peel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrée Marthe Virot (1905-02-03)3 February 1905 |
| Died | 5 March 2010(2010-03-05) (aged 105) Long Ashton, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Agent Rose |
| Organization | French Resistance |
Andrée Peel (3 February 1905[1] – 5 March 2010) was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War who worked against the German occupation of France.
She was known as Agent Rose, a code name shared with Eileen Nearne.
Early life
Peel was born as Andrée Marthe Virot in February 1905. Little is known about her childhood. 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 impro