Henri Fertet | |
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Born | Henri Claude Fertet 27 October 1926 Seloncourt, Doubs, France |
Died | 26 September 1943[1] Citadel of Besançon, France | (aged 16)
Cause of death | German firing squad[1] |
Burial place | Saint-Ferjeux Cemetery |
Other names | Émile[2][3][1] (nom de guerre) |
Occupation | Resistance fighter |
Known for | Farewell letter to his parents |
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Henri Claude Fertet (27 October 1926 – 26 September 1943) 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,[a] and he has become one of those who symbolise the French Resistance.
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