Five Martyrs of the lycée Buffon
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The Five Martyrs of the Lycée Buffon were five students from the Lycée Buffon
shot by the Germans in Paris at the Stand de tir de Balard on 8 February 1943 for their activities with the French Resistance
. Also, their families were taken hostage. Following the war, each of the students was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Resistance medal
.
Lycée Buffon
The lycée Buffon is a secondary school in the XVe arrondissement of Paris, bordered by boulevard Pasteur, the rue de Vaugirard and the rue de Staël. Its nearest métro station is Pasteur. Jean-Claude Durand is its current proviseur....
shot by the Germans in Paris at the Stand de tir de Balard on 8 February 1943 for their activities with the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
. Also, their families were taken hostage. Following the war, each of the students was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Resistance medal
Médaille de la Résistance
The French Médaille de la Résistance was awarded by General Charles de Gaulle "to recognise the remarkable acts of faith and of courage that, in France, in the empire and abroad, have contributed to the resistance of the French people against the enemy and against its accomplices since June 18,...
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| Name | Pseudonym | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marie Arthus | "Marchand" | 2 April 1925 | 18 |
| Jacques Baudry | "André" | 7 April 1922 | 21 |
| Pierre Benoit | "Francis" | 7 March 1925 | 18 |
| Pierre Grelot | "Paul" | 16 May 1923 | 20 |
| Lucien Legros | "Jeannot" | 11 June 1924 | 19 |
Commemorations
- There is a Place des cinq martyrs du lycée Buffon in the 14th arrondissement of Paris
- a rue Jacques-Baudry in 15th arrondissement of Paris
- a plaque at lycée BuffonLycée BuffonThe lycée Buffon is a secondary school in the XVe arrondissement of Paris, bordered by boulevard Pasteur, the rue de Vaugirard and the rue de Staël. Its nearest métro station is Pasteur. Jean-Claude Durand is its current proviseur....
, - in 1959, La PosteLa PosteLa Poste may refer to:* La Poste, the postal service of France* La Poste Suisse, the French name for Swiss Post* La Poste, the French name for De Post - La Poste - Die Post of Belgium* La Poste Tunisienne, the Tunisian postal service...
commemorated them with a stamp in the Heroes of the ResistanceHeroes of the ResistanceHeroes of the Resistance was a set of stamps issued from 1957 to 1961 by La Poste, commemorating 26 members of the French Resistance who died during the Occupation between 1940 and 1945 . Of the 26, two are Catholic monks and nuns and three are women....
series
See also
- Francs-tireurs et partisans
- Special SectionsSpecial SectionsThe Special Sections were tribunals set up in Vichy France, one for each Court of Appeal, charged with judging Communists and anarchists. They were organised by the Vichy authorities during the German reprisals for the assassination on the métro Barbès by Pierre Georges on 21 August 1941. They...
- Costa Gavras's film Section spécialeSection spécialeSection spéciale is a 1975 French film, directed by Costa Gavras. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, François Maistre, Jacques Spiesser, Henri Serre, Heinz Bennett and Claude Piéplu...