6. Rescuing Downed Allied Airmen
Many partisan groups risked their lives to rescue and shelter Allied airmen shot down behind enemy lines. The Comet Line, a Belgian escape network, famously guided hundreds to safety. Founded in 1941 by Andrée de Jongh, the Comet Line assisted Allied soldiers and airmen in escaping occupied Belgium and France. Between August 1941 and December 1942, de Jongh personally escorted 118 individuals, including more than 80 airmen, from Belgium to neutral Spain, from where they were transported to the United Kingdom (en.wikipedia.org).
