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France honours youngest-ever WWII resistance hero

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:01:29 +0100

France paid tribute to a six-year-old boy regarded as its youngest resistance hero in French history on Wednesday as part of the nationwide Armistice Day ceremonies in memory of those who died in World Wars I and II.

Forgotten history: The women who fought in the French Resistance

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:57:45 +0100

The female members of the French Resistance who played their part in liberating France are often forgotten, but their stories are fascinating.

France to honour four French Resistance heros

Wed, 27 May 2015 10:24:55 +0200

Four heros of the French Resistance will be honoured with a burial at the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris on Wednesday. Although two of the coffins will remain empty after objections from family members.

'Life, it's behind us, for me it was beautiful'

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:29:00 +0100

One inspirational Frenchman dominated the headlines this week when his wife announced his death at the age of 95. Stéphane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter who inspired a global movement is The Local's French Face of the Week.

Writer and Resistance fighter Hessel dies at 95

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:05:00 +0100

The writer and diplomat Stéphane Hessel has died aged 95, his wife announced on Wednesday. The former fighter with the French Resistance, whose book 'Indignez-Vous!' inspired the global Occupy movement died overnight on Tuesday.

Daughter finds remains of resistance fighter

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:27:28 +0200

A woman has discovered the remains of her father, a WWII Belgian resistance fighter, 68 years after he was shot by the Nazis.

French Resistance hero dies at 97

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:03:00 +0200

Raymond Aubrac, one of the last surviving senior leaders of the French Resistance, has died aged 97 in Paris, his family said on Wednesday.

Renault heirs sue France for nationalizing company

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:16:00 +0100

The heirs of auto magnate Louis Renault are suing the French state over the nationalisation of his company in the aftermath of World War II. Historians today disagree about the extent of Renault’s collaboration with the Nazis.