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Five Martyrs of the Lycée Buffon

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.[1] Also, their families were taken hostage.[2] Following the war, each of the students was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Resistance medal.[3]

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Five Martyrs of the Lycée Buffon (Ce soir, 9 February 1943)
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  1. [1]
    Rayski (2006), p. 43.
  2. [2]
    Rayski (2006), p. 37.
  3. [3]
    Les chemins de la mémoire (2011).
  4. [4]
    Rayski (2006), pp. 29–46.

Sources

  • Rayski, Adam (October 2006). "Au Stand de Tir: Le massacre des résistants Paris 1942–1944" [At The Shooting Range: The massacre of resistance members Paris 1942–1944] (in French). Mairie de Paris: Direction Générale de l'Information et de la Communication. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  • "Les cinq étudiants du Lycée Buffon" [The Five Students from the Lycée Buffon]. Les chemins de la mémoire. Paris: République Française: Ministère de la défense. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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