Guy Môquet

Deceased Person

1924 – 1941

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Who was Guy Môquet?

Guy Môquet was a young French Communist militant. During the German occupation of France during World War II, he was taken hostage by the Nazis and executed by firing squad in retaliation for attacks on Germans by the French Resistance. Môquet went down in history as one of the symbols of the French Resistance.

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Born
Apr 26, 1924
Paris
Died
Oct 22, 1941
Châteaubriant

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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