title: [Nurses and spies during the First World War].
abstract: During the First World War, some nurses distinguished themselves by playing a significant role in spy networks, using their activity as a cover. They took an active part in the setting up of escape routes for allied prisoners of war and the gathering of intelligence on the positions of German troops, in particular in Belgium and northern France. Among them Edith Cavell, Gabrielle Petit, Louise de Bettignies, Marie-Léonie Vanhoutte, Marthe Cocknaert and Emilienne-Rose Ducimetière are considered as heroines.
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Halioua
mesh_terms: D006676:History of Nursing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D024802:Nurse's Role; D047828:World War I