Monique Hanotte | |
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Born | Henriette Hanotte 10 August 1920 Nivelles, Belgium |
Died | 20 February 2022 | (aged 101)
Nationality | Belgian |
Known for | Belgian Resistance member |
Awards | MBE (UK) Medal of Freedom (USA) |
Henriette Hanotte MBE (10 August 1920 – 20 February 2022), also known as Monique Hanotte, was a Belgian resistance member during World War II. From the age of nineteen, she aided the escape of nearly 140 airmen from occupied Belgium into France as part of the Comet Line. She was given the codename 'Monique' by the British War Office, a name she then used throughout her life.[1]