Simone Segouin
Simone Segouin | |
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 "Nicole", a French Partisan who captured 25 Germans in the Chartres area, posing with a German MP 40 with which she is most proficient (August 1944 caption) | |
| Born | October 3, 1925 |
| Nationality (legal) | French |
| Other names | Nicole Minet |
| Known for | French Resistance fighter |
Simone Segouin, also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet (born October 3, 1925), is a former French Resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group. Among her first acts of resistance was stealing a bicycle from a German female military messenger, which she then used to help carry messages.[1] She went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise perilous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and blowing up bridges.
She was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944, and the liberation of Paris two days later.[2] She was promoted to lieutenant and awarded the Croix de guerre. After the war, Segouin became a pediatric nurse.[citation needed] A street in Courville-sur-Eure was named for her.[3]
References
- ^ Murray, James (April 17, 2016). "'I was proud to march into Paris as Resistance fighter' says Simone Segouin". Express.co.uk. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Belden, Jack (September 4, 1944). "The Girl Partisan of Chartres". Life. p. 20. Photographs by Robert Capa.
- ^ "Proces Verbal de la Seance du Conseil Municipal du 12 Julliet 2011" (PDF). Commune de Courville sur Eure. December 7, 2011.
External links
- "La résistance : Simone Segoin". Romain Deshailes. 2009-05-21. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- "La jeune résistante armée de Chartres". Fondation de la Résistance, Frantz Malassis. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- "Paris - Liberation in August 1944 (in color and HD)". YouTube. Kodachrome footage by George Stevens from his "personal visual diary of the war". Segouin appears at 5:17.
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