Georges Cloarec
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Georges Cloarec was a fighter in the French resistance
, a volunteer in the FTP-MOI
liberation army in the Manouchian group
.
, he left his job and travelled secretly to the southern zone
, with the intention of reaching England and fighting with the Free French forces. The recruiters decided that he was too young, and rejected him.
Around the beginning of 1942, he joined the French Fleet at Toulon
, intending to serve France. One day he decided along with some of his comrades that the orders given by their superiors were not aligned to France's interests. He revolted and shouted "Long live France! Down with collaboration!". He was immediately imprisoned. On his release, he returned to spend several months with his parents. He then travelled to Paris to make contact with the resistance. Soon he found himself among comrades who were immigrants. He participated in several operations.
Arrested in the month of November 1943, he was handed over with all his comrades-at-arms to the German military court. Sentenced to death, he was executed by firearm at the fort of Mont Valérien on 21 February 1944 among his comrades.
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
, a volunteer in the FTP-MOI
FTP-MOI
The Francs-tireurs et partisans – main-d'œuvre immigrée were a sub-group of the Francs-tireurs et partisans organization, a component of the French Resistance. A wing composed mostly of foreigners, the MOI maintained an armed force to oppose the German occupation of France during World War II...
liberation army in the Manouchian group
Affiche Rouge
The Affiche Rouge is a famous propaganda poster, distributed by Vichy French and German authorities in the spring of 1944 in occupied Paris, to discredit 23 French Resistance fighters, members of the Manouchian Group...
.
Biography
Cloarec began as an agricultural worker at the age of 15. When the Second World War started, he was enthused with patriotic feelings which strengthened with time. When the Germans occupied Paris and the north part of FranceZone occupée
The zone occupée was the area of France where German occupying troops were deployed during the Second World War after the signature of the Second Armistice at Compiègne...
, he left his job and travelled secretly to the southern zone
Zone libre
The zone libre was a partition of the French metropolitan territory during the Second World War, established at the Second Armistice at Compiègne on June 22, 1940. It lay to the south of the demarcation line and was administered by the French government of Marshal Philippe Pétain based in Vichy,...
, with the intention of reaching England and fighting with the Free French forces. The recruiters decided that he was too young, and rejected him.
Around the beginning of 1942, he joined the French Fleet at Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
, intending to serve France. One day he decided along with some of his comrades that the orders given by their superiors were not aligned to France's interests. He revolted and shouted "Long live France! Down with collaboration!". He was immediately imprisoned. On his release, he returned to spend several months with his parents. He then travelled to Paris to make contact with the resistance. Soon he found himself among comrades who were immigrants. He participated in several operations.
Arrested in the month of November 1943, he was handed over with all his comrades-at-arms to the German military court. Sentenced to death, he was executed by firearm at the fort of Mont Valérien on 21 February 1944 among his comrades.
See also
- Francs-tireurs et partisans - Main-d'œuvre immigrée
- Affiche rougeAffiche RougeThe Affiche Rouge is a famous propaganda poster, distributed by Vichy French and German authorities in the spring of 1944 in occupied Paris, to discredit 23 French Resistance fighters, members of the Manouchian Group...
- French ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...