She went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise dangerous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and acts of sabotage.

[5] In order to join the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans – communist resistance forces – Segouin obtained false identity papers, which established her as Nicole Minet.

[6] These papers identified her as being from the port of Dunkirk, which had been bombed early in the war, making it difficult for Germans to verify their authenticity.

[7] Segouin began by acting as a messenger and carrying out other small jobs, and later became more actively involved after participating in a successful "train-exploding expedition".

[4] Belden concluded his piece on her by noting: I could find no trace of what is conventionally called toughness in Nicole.

[5]She received the rank of second lieutenant in 1946, and was awarded the decoration of Croix de Guerre for her service in the Resistance.