Monique Hanotte was a Belgian resistance fighter.
MI9 recruited her and she together with her family saved the lives of 140 Allied pilots who were stranded behind German lines.
Monique became one of the most active members of the Belgian resistance network known as the Comet Line, which rescued over 800 pilots and soldiers from Nazi custody during WWII.
She was also one of the last remaining witnesses to their incredible bravery, since just around a half-dozen Comet Line members were alive.
She was 102.
Monique Hanotte cause of death
She died of natural causes.
Despite having saved so many lives, she believes there isn’t a single airman who leaps out in her memory today despite receiving countless invites to wedding celebrations of British servicemen they had saved after the war.
Was Monique Hanotte married? Did Monique Hanotte have children?
During the war, she had a partner who was a Belgian border guard.
They married and had two children together in 1945.
Monique Hanotte net worth
She had a net worth of 1 million dollars at the time of her death.
Her small hotel opposite the station in the village of Rumes is still being run currently.
When is Monique Hanotte funeral? Date, time, venue, burial service, obituary poster
Her funeral is yet to be held by her family members. Ghanafuo will deliver details of the funeral soon.
