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Virginia d'Albert-Lake, born was Virginia Roush in 1910 on Dayton, Ohio, USA.- Is notable for her work as a member of the anti-Nazi French Resistance during World War II.
Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen.-
It was on this road deep in the forests of France on June 12, 1944, that the Germans arrested Virginia d'Albert-Lake and an Allied airman she was leading to safety. D'Albert-Lake's work in the Resistance was over - she would spend the next eleven months as a prisoner of war, much of it in the notorious Ravensbruck concentration camp for women, where she almost died.-
Virginia d'Albert-Lake was one of thousands who risked their lives saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished Virginia from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety of her native country. Yet she chose to remain in France where her dangerous work nearly cost her life.-
Virginia d'Albert-Lake, 1989
As a prisoner of war, her refusal to reveal secrets saved many lives, and when Free French and Allied forces finally liberated her in 1945, she weighed 76 pounds, 50 pounds under her normal weight. After the war, Virginia stayed in France with Philippe, receiving awards that included the Legion d'Honneur and the Medal of Honor. -
She died in 1997 at her home near Dinard, France, age 87.-
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Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen.-
It was on this road deep in the forests of France on June 12, 1944, that the Germans arrested Virginia d'Albert-Lake and an Allied airman she was leading to safety. D'Albert-Lake's work in the Resistance was over - she would spend the next eleven months as a prisoner of war, much of it in the notorious Ravensbruck concentration camp for women, where she almost died.-
Virginia d'Albert-Lake was one of thousands who risked their lives saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished Virginia from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety of her native country. Yet she chose to remain in France where her dangerous work nearly cost her life.-
Virginia d'Albert-Lake, 1989
As a prisoner of war, her refusal to reveal secrets saved many lives, and when Free French and Allied forces finally liberated her in 1945, she weighed 76 pounds, 50 pounds under her normal weight. After the war, Virginia stayed in France with Philippe, receiving awards that included the Legion d'Honneur and the Medal of Honor. -
She died in 1997 at her home near Dinard, France, age 87.-
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kalahari.com
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francetoday.com