Heroines of the Resistance

Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means—ranging from non-cooperation, disinformat...

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Genevieve de Gaulle was the niece of General Charles de Gaulle. Her father was a diplomat and she spent much of her childhood traveling. ...

OBITUARY: Annie Kriegel By Douglas Johnson Posted October 23, 2011 Found at www.independent.co.uk Anyone who knew the Paris Latin Quar...

Lucie Bernard, the daughter of modest Burgundy winegrowers, was born on 29 June 1912 in Macon, France. She married Raymond Samuel with who...

From her book Lucie Aubrac: The French Resistance Heroine Who Defied the Gestapo : "In the summer of 1940, when Paris was struggling ...

Marie-Madeleine Bridou, daughter of a steamship company executive, was born in Marseilles in 1929. She married in 1929 but despite giving ...