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Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (born 1926)

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Henri Fertet

French resistance fighter

Henri Claude Fertet was a French schoolboy and resistance fighter who was executed by the German occupying forces during World War II. He was posthumously awarded several national honours. He is known for the letter he wrote to his parents on the morning of his execution, and he…
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French Resistance

French rebel groups that fought the Nazis in World War II

The French Resistance was a collection of groups that fought the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during the Second World War. Resistance cells were small groups of armed men and women who conducted guerrilla warfare and published underground…
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September 26

Day of the year

September 26 is the 269th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 96 days remain until the end of the year.
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