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Read MoreAb Homburg: Dutch SOE Agent & Spitfire Pilot – Anke ter Doest
The remarkable story of a Dutch resistance fighter who escaped to England twice and became a RAF fighter pilot . In total darkness two young men in a rowing boat paddled frantically in the direction of England, the third passenger sat at the front on the look-out for possible danger. It was a…
Read MoreIn Love with the Resistance – Rosie Whitehouse
In love with the Resistance: my mother-in-law’s war by Rosie Whitehouse On a moonlit night in March 1944, three agents floated down on parachutes into the Languedoc highlands east of Castres, in southern France. One was Pierre Haymann, a Parisian Jew who had been trained in sabotage and partisan warfare in…
Read MoreAmoureux de la Résistance – Rosie Whitehouse
Amoureux de la Résistance – La guerre de ma belle-mère. Marion Müller Par une nuit de pleine lune en mars 1944, trois agents descendirent en parachute sur les hauts plateaux du Languedoc à l’est de Castres, dans le sud de la France. (Version in English click here: https://afheritage.org/in-love-with-the-resistance-by-rosie-whitehouse) L’un était…
Read MoreThe Man with the White Handkerchief – Caroline Broch
The personal memories of a survivor of the tragedy at Oradour in June 1944 – a lesson in history. Although I have spent most of my life in Paris, my family lived in a small town called Saint Junien in the Haute-Vienne region of central France, about 20 mls (32km) from the city of…
Read MoreWomen of the Royal Navy – Geneviève Moulard
From her latest book, examples of the often overlooked but strategically vital roles played by the “Wrens” in wartime In extracts from her latest book Geneviève Moulard revisits a little-known area (particularly in France) of the part British women played during the two wars. In these two short extracts from her new…
Read MoreLes Femmes de la Royal Navy — Geneviève Moulard
Extraits de son tout dernier livre. Un aspect peu connu (en France) du rôle joué par les femmes britanniques. (For English translation click here: https://afheritage.org/women-of-the-royal-navy-genevieve-moulard) Les Femmes de la Royal Navy – leur combat pour la liberté 1917 – 1945 Dans son dernier ouvrage, Geneviève Moulard revient sur un…
Read MorePourquoi se souvenir du Souvenir – – – – Ian Reed
Un bref aperçu de l’histoire, des symboles du Souvenir et des raisons pour lesquelles il est encore important aujourd’hui. (Version in English: https://afheritage.org/why-we-remember-remembrance-ian-reed) Arrêter le cycle de la guerre En 1859 l’Autriche envahit la Sardaigne et combattit la France (11 semaines), en 1864 la Prusse et l’Autriche envahirent le Danemark (9 mois),…
Read MoreLilian Vera Rolfe. Au-delà du courage
Les agents secrets ont joué un rôle considérable dans la libération de l’Europe. Beaucoup en ont subi de terribles conséquences. Voici l’histoire d’une des leurs. (en anglais ici: https://afheritage.org/lilian-vera-rolfe-beyond-courage) (NOTE : 19 mai 2023 – une plaque commémorant Lilian Rolfe a été officiellement dévoilée à l’ancienne maison de la famille Rolfe au 32 Avenue…
Read MoreLilian Vera Rolfe Beyond Courage – Paul McCue
(NOTE: 19th May 2023 – a plaque commemorating Lilian Rolfe was officially unveiled at the former Rolfe family home at 32 Avenue Duquesnes, Paris 75007 by the Deputy Mayor of Paris, the British High Commissioner, Deputy Mayor of the 7th Arr of Paris & Mayor of Nargis. In attendance was the British Air Attaché and…
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