Marie Louise Dissard

[katharina]

Originally Posted by Jim

During the Second World War Dissard arranged for over 250 Allied airmen to return to England. Of these, 110 were helped while the Gestapo were looking for her in 1944. After the war Marie Louise Dissard was awarded the American Medal of Freedom.

To finish this story, this spunky and brave lady lived more than a decade after the end of the war and died in 1957. I agree with the poster who said she didn't know if she'd have the guts to do it... same for me. Very inspiring.

[eireann]

Certainly with stories like these it is impossible to blame the fall of France on the overall French mentality, as if it's a cultural factor. If you see the patriotism in the French today, and look back at the people of the Resistance, you actually see many similarities.