became a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold, received the Belgian Croix de Guerre/Oorlogskruis with palm, and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Belgian Army. In 1985, she was made a Countess in the Belgian nobility by King Baudouin. Death The Countess de Jongh died on 13 October 2007, aged 90, at the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels. Her funeral service was held at the La Cambre Abbey, Ixelles, Brussels, and she was interred in the crypt of her parents at the Schaerbeek Cemetery. In popular culture The Last Passage, Lurre Telleria et Enara Goikoetxea, Moztu filmak & Amo films, 2010 See also The Nightingale (2015) a historical fiction novel inspired by de Jongh's WW II experiences, written by Kristin Hannah. The Postwoman (2018) an historical fiction novel based on the story of Andrée de Jongh's life, written by Michael Kenneth Smith. Secret Army, a BBC television series is based on Comet Line operations in Belgium. Airey Neave of MI9 was responsible for supporting the Comet Line. His biography of de Jongh is titled The Little Cyclone. References Citations Works cited Further reading External links Houston Chronicle: Countess who helped WWII pilots escape Nazis dies Andree De Jongh, known as Dedee tells Shirin Wheeler the story of the Comet Line 1916 births 2007 deaths People from Schaerbeek Belgian countesses Belgian nurses Belgian resistance members Recipients of the George Medal Recipients of the Medal of Freedom Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium) Belgian humanitarians Women humanitarians Women in World War II Night and Fog program Burials at Schaerbeek Cemetery Belgian expatriates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Female resistance members of World War II Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors Red Cross personnel