ES5 Return to France Signed Marie-Madeleine Fourcade WW2 lea...

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ES5 Return to France Signed Marie-Madeleine Fourcade WW2 leader French Resistance Rare Cover. 21 5 1973 Paris Return to France, Flown from Le Bourget to RAF Lyneham in Comet. Personally Signed by Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (1909-1989) who was the leader of the French Resistance network "Alliance" in occupied France during WW2 who operated under the code name "Hérisson" ("Hedgehog) Because Alliance members used animal names as aliases, the Gestapo called the network "Noah's Ark. " Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler. " Numbering 3, 000 people at its height, Alliance's successes included giving the Allies a 55-foot-long map of Normandy beaches that proved vital on D-Day, its 75th anniversary commemorated this year. By the end of the war, Olson writes, "No other Allied spy network in France had lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence over the course of the conflict, " adding that Fourcade was the only woman to head a French Resistance organization during WWII. Also Signed by another ??? Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99