 In 1941, Andree de Jongh was a 24-year-old Belgian woman who, along with a 32-year-old Belgian man, Arnold Deppe, was attempting to set up what became known as the Comet Line ("Reseau Comete").In June, Deppé journeyed from Belgium to southwestern France where he had once lived to look for the means to smuggle allied soldiers, downed airmen, and other people vulnerable to capture by the Germans out of Belgium.On Appert's advice, Deppé made contact with the de Greef family and arranged for their help in getting people across the border.