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Arms sisters
Sisters in Arms
During the First World War, Louise de Bettignies and Léonte Vanhout crossed the Dutch border fifteen times to deliver information to the English troops positioned in front of Arras. They were arrested and tried. After a long imprisonment, Louise de Bettignies died in the prison infirmary, whereas Léonie Vanhout was set free after the victory.
Creator
- Poirier, Léon
- Léon Poirier
- Léon Poirier
Subject
- EFG1914
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- Women and war
- Patriotism
- World War I
- World War I
Type of item
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263847
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300136900
- Film
Creator
- Poirier, Léon
- Léon Poirier
- Léon Poirier
Subject
- EFG1914
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- Women and war
- Patriotism
- World War I
- World War I
Type of item
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263847
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300136900
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Ekwata Productions
Creation date
- 1937
- 1937
Places
- France
- Battle of Arras
- France
Provenance
- Ekwata Productions
Identifier
- 62737
- 62737
Language
- fr
- fra
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1937
Providing country
- France
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-08-29T11:14:41.453Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-11-10T15:26:22.902Z