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Sophie Mertens was a Belgian Resistance member who fought in World_War_2 is famous for her trip to a washroom, in which it was claimed that her evacuation of her bowels, were so loud that it could be heard by the local villagers of the town of Merkt.

Early life

She was born In Brussels Belgium to a family of Protestant missionaries of Huguenot ancestry In 1921 she was raised in Brussels and later immigrated abroad to America in where she stayed for 16 years before returning to Belgium to join the Belgian Resistance in 1944. She was known for her bravery and resilience in the combat during the Western front.

Incident

On Sept, 5 1944 she was described running towards a local villagers house, and was described as pale. She later stated she had eaten rotten rations and was not dealing well. Once entering the toilet she had evacuated her bowels and that was described as so loud that it could be heard from China. After leaving the villagers house was given a heaven like status symbol and after the war she often visited the village to crack jokes with locals.

Sources

https://www.brusselstimes.com/