Come to the Greenwood Public Library on friday July 5th at 2pm for "Escape From Hitler's Europe - The Comet Line And it's Helpers" Presented by Linda De Roche and funded by Delaware Humanities.

In 1941, an increasing number of Allied aircraft were being shot down in Nazi-occupied Europe. Although most downed airmen were killed or taken prisoner, some evaded capture and were sheltered by Allied sympathizers and the emerging resistance movement to German rule. The road of safety–and to fight again–for these airmen was a treacherous journey by train, by bicycle, and on foot that stretched hundreds of miles from Belgium, across occupied France, to the Pyrenees Mountains at the Spanish border. The presentation will focus primarily on the brave and selfless resistance women, especially the 24-year-old Belgian Andree de Jongh and the American Virginia d’Albert- Lake, who organized and conducted these journeys on this underground railroad, known as the Comet Line, who helped to save nearly 800 airmen.

Registration is heavily encouraged. For more info and to register call 302-855-1242 or visit greenwood.lib.de.us

This program is designed to enrich patrons' understanding of world histories through lecture by qualified instructors with time for audience questions and comment.