This individual was living in Marseille, France when Germany invaded. After the fall of France, then became a courier for the French Resistance. The Gestapo had a special name for this individual. The Resistance had to be very careful with this person's missions as their life was in constant danger and the Gestapo were tapping their phone and intercepting their mail.

By 1943, this person was the Gestapo's most-wanted person, with a 5 million-franc price on their head. When the network was betrayed in December 1943, they then had to flee Marseille and was later arrested in Toulouse, but was released four days later. On the fifth or sixth attempt to cross the Pyrenees to Spain succeeded, went to Britain and joined the Special Operations Executive.

On the night of April 29-30 1944, was parachuted into the Auvergne and became a liaison between London and the local maquis group to coordinate resistance activity prior to Normandy Invasion and recruited more members. Also led attacks on German installations and local Gestapo HQ in Montluçon.

From April 1944 to the complete liberation of France, This person's 7000 maquisards fought 22,000 SS soldiers, causing 1400 casualties.

After the war, this person received the George Medal, the U.S. Medal of Freedom, the Médaille de la Résistance and thrice the Croix de Guerre, In 1988, received the French title of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. In March 2004, was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, and in April 2006, was awarded the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association's highest honour, the RSA Badge in Gold. The medals are on display in the Second World War gallery at the Australian War Memorial.

Who is this person?

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