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| A French resistance heroine who saved more than 100 lives and survived a Nazi death squad has died at the age of 105. | A French resistance heroine who saved more than 100 lives and survived a Nazi death squad has died at the age of 105. |
| Known as Agent Rose, Andree Peel helped dozens of British and US pilots escape from occupied Europe. She lived near Bristol after marrying an Englishman. | Known as Agent Rose, Andree Peel helped dozens of British and US pilots escape from occupied Europe. She lived near Bristol after marrying an Englishman. |
| Mrs Peel, who lived at Long Ashton, was awarded a second Legion d'Honneur in 2009 to mark her bravery. | Mrs Peel, who lived at Long Ashton, was awarded a second Legion d'Honneur in 2009 to mark her bravery. |
| After the war she received a personal letter from Winston Churchill congratulating her on her work. | After the war she received a personal letter from Winston Churchill congratulating her on her work. |
| She also received the Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom. | She also received the Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom. |
| She was being lined up to be shot by a firing squad at the Buchenwald concentration camp when the US Army arrived to liberate the prisoners. | She was being lined up to be shot by a firing squad at the Buchenwald concentration camp when the US Army arrived to liberate the prisoners. |
| 'Phenomenal courage' | |
| A former hairdresser from Brittany, Mrs Peel began her involvement with the resistance modestly, by handing out underground newspapers. | A former hairdresser from Brittany, Mrs Peel began her involvement with the resistance modestly, by handing out underground newspapers. |
| Later she tracked troop movements and went on to head an under-section of the movement. | Later she tracked troop movements and went on to head an under-section of the movement. |
| Her network allowed Allied pilots to escape German captivity, hiding them and - where possible - smuggling them away from France in submarines and on small boats. | Her network allowed Allied pilots to escape German captivity, hiding them and - where possible - smuggling them away from France in submarines and on small boats. |
| She recounted her wartime experiences in her autobiography Miracles Do Happen, which was published in 1999. | She recounted her wartime experiences in her autobiography Miracles Do Happen, which was published in 1999. |
| After the war she moved to Paris and met her future husband John Peel. | After the war she moved to Paris and met her future husband John Peel. |
| Mr Peel, an academic, died some years ago and in recent years she formed a partnership with Brian Westaway, a fellow resident at Lambton House retirement home. | Mr Peel, an academic, died some years ago and in recent years she formed a partnership with Brian Westaway, a fellow resident at Lambton House retirement home. |
| Commenting on her death, Dr Liam Fox, Conservative MP for Woodspring, said: "Mrs Peel was an iconic figure who showed phenomenal courage in the most difficult circumstances. | Commenting on her death, Dr Liam Fox, Conservative MP for Woodspring, said: "Mrs Peel was an iconic figure who showed phenomenal courage in the most difficult circumstances. |
| "Her selfless bravery saved many lives and she stands as a monument to the triumph of the human spirit, which will set an example for many generations to come." | "Her selfless bravery saved many lives and she stands as a monument to the triumph of the human spirit, which will set an example for many generations to come." |