Comet Line
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The Comet Line was a clandestine escape network in occupied Europe during World War II that helped Allied airmen and others evade capture by guiding them from Belgium through France to safety in Spain.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II resistance movement
ⓘ
clandestine escape network ⓘ resistance network ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Comète Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Réseau Comète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryHelped |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Gestapo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Andrée de Jongh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedGroup |
Allied soldiers
ⓘ
downed Allied airmen ⓘ resistance members ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major escape line in Western Europe during World War II ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-Nazi
ⓘ
pro-Allied ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Andrée de Jongh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Elvire de Greef
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frédéric de Jongh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-François Nothomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | German occupation authorities ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to guide evaders from occupied territory to neutral Spain
ⓘ
to help Allied airmen evade capture ⓘ |
| riskLevel | very high ⓘ |
| routeEnd | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeStart | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeVia | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Belgian resistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ MI9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCrossingPoint | Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDestinationCity |
Bilbao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Sebastián NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
civilian guides
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forged documents ⓘ overland escape routes ⓘ safe houses ⓘ |
| victimOf |
arrests
ⓘ
deportations ⓘ executions of members ⓘ |
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