Simone Michel-Lévy
Simone Michel-Lévy (born January 19, 1906 in Chaussin, Jura department , † April 13, 1945 in Flossenbürg concentration camp in Bavaria ) was a French resistance fighter . She is one of six women who by decree of 26 September 1945 by General Charles de Gaulle to the Compagnons de la Libération were appointed.
Life
Her father was a plasterer . After finishing school, she moved with her parents to Chauny in the Aisne department . There she worked in the postal and telecommunications administration.
After the German attack on France and the armistice with Hitler's Germany, Simone Michel-Lévy joined the Resistance in December 1940 . During her work in the Resistance she took on various aliases: Emma, Françoise, Madame Royale, Mademoiselle Flaubert, Madame Bertrand. In 1941 she passed the French selection exam for editors and got a job at the Central Telephone Administration in Paris , where she dealt with the conversion of telephone communications. For Simone Michel-Lévy this was a strategically important place, as she was able to set up a secret information agency of the Resistance, which mainly comprised Normandy . The radio network developed thanks to their activities was also helpful in Operation Neptune . Simone Michel-Lévy also organized mail to England and redirected telephone and telegraphic messages so that they could be made available to the resistance groups. She distributed telephone material to resistance groups and sabotaged the recruitment of slave labor .
On November 5, 1943, Simone Michel-Lévy was arrested by the Gestapo . Although she was tortured, she did not reveal any names. According to an intercepted radio telegram, she was hanged on April 13, 1943 in the Flossenbürg concentration camp . She and two other prisoners were accused of sabotaging the ammunition production facilities for the Holleischen work detachment.
A square in the 7th arrondissement of Paris has been named after her since 2006 . A plaque of honor was placed in her memory in the entrance hall of the France Télécom research center in Issy-les-Moulineaux . A France Télécom holiday center in Trébeurden on the Côtes-d'Armor bears her name.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michel-Lévy, Simone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chaussin, Jura department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1945 |
| Place of death | Flossenbürg Concentration Camp, Bavaria |