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Émilienne Mopty
Born(1917-10-29)October 29, 1917
DiedJanuary 18, 1943(1943-01-18) (aged 25)
SpouseAdrien Mopty (1925)

Émilienne Marie Mopty (29 October 1917 - 18 January 1943) was a French Resistance fighter who led demonstrations supporting the 1941 Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike. In 1942, she was executed.

Early and personal life

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Mopty was born on the 29th of October 1917 in Harnes to Catherine Dedourges and miner Anatole-François Wantiez.[1] Her biological father was Émile Beudot.[1]

She married Adrien Mopty, a miner, on the 30th of May 1925.[1] Together, they had three children.[1]

Role in the French Resistance

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In 1941, organised and lead women in demonstrations supporting the Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike.[1] They blocked roads to prevent the passage of police cars and German armored vehicles.[1]

She was arrested for her participation in the strike but shortly released.[1] On the 14th of May 1942, she was arrested again but escaped through a toilet window.[1] Local newspapers published her photos and declared her a wanted criminal.[1]

Mopty became a liason agent for Charles Debarge.[1] She transported weapons and explosives and looked for hideouts for the resistance.[1]

Death and legacy

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On the 16th of September 1942, Mopty was arrested by the French gendarmerie while her group were planning to attack a firing squad.[1] She was sentenced to death in Arras.[1] As the Germans did not execute women in France, she was deported on January 12th to Brussels and then moved to Cologne.[1] On January 18th, she was executed.[1]

In 1948, her body was repatriated to France.[1]

Her name is inscribed on the Harnes war memorial and on the steles of Montigny-en-Gohelle and Villeparisis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Pennetier, Annie (2022-12-03), "MOPTY Émilienne-Marie", née WANTIEZ Émilienne, épouse MOPTY (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, retrieved 2023-09-23