René Duchez

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René Duchez (* 1903 , † 1948 ) was a French interior decorator and member of the Resistance during World War II .

Life

René Duchez was a member of the Caen branch of the Centurie organization , part of the OCM resistance group . The Centurie organization acted as an intelligence service in large parts of France.

Duchez made a significant contribution to the mapping of the French North Sea coast in the run-up to the Allied landings in Normandy by stealing a file with precise construction plans of the fortifications of the Atlantic Wall from an office of the Todt Organization in Caen and giving it to the British Secret Intelligence Service . Duchez got into the organization by winning a wallpapering order from the local Todt boss, construction manager Schnedderer.

René Duchez and his wife were discovered by the Gestapo . Rene escaped a house search by pretending to be a dissatisfied customer. His wife was arrested, interrogated and deported. After the end of the war she returned and died there in 2005. Duchez continued his activities by organizing resistance movements in Normandy, among other things.

literature

  • David Owen: Spies: The Underground World of Secrets, Gadgets and Lies. Firefly Books, ISBN 1-55297-794-3

Web links

  • Document on the homepage of M. JC Gauchard on the website of the Academy of Caen, PDF
personal data
SURNAME Duchez, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French interior decorator and member of the Resistance during World War II
DATE OF BIRTH 1903
DATE OF DEATH 1948