12/04/2026
Norwich, GB 7 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

MARTHE COHN, aged 105

A Jewish nurse who became a French spy in Nazi Germany, putting her life in danger and taking enormous risks – but sending vital information to the Allies.

VALERIE ANDRE, aged 102

A trained doctor, she joined the French army and learned to fly helicopters, treating injured soldiers in battle. She was also the first female French general.