Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz
Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 La Messéha, French Algeria |
| Died | August 19, 1944 Rioupéroux, France |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Occupation | Resistance fighter |
| Organization | Maquis de l'Oisans |
| Parent(s) | Mohamed and Sabira Bent Kaddour |
Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz (in Arabic: محي الدين بن محمد عزوز),also known as Mehedine Mohedine Azouz (1914-19 August 1944), born around 1914 in La Messéha, French Algeria, and executed on 19 August 1944, in Rioupéroux, was an Algerian resistance fighter of the Maquis de l'Oisans executed by the Gestapo. His body was found in a mass grave in Livet-et-Gavet.
Youth
[edit]Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz was born in La Messéha in 1914;[1] his parents names were Mohamed and Sabira Bent Kaddour.[2] He settled in Livet-et-Gavet, in Isère, where he worked as a laborer.[2]
Resistance
[edit]During World War II, Azouz joined the Armée secrète; he joined the Maquis de l'Oisans[1] and the Lamy company[3] alongside one of his Algerian comrades, Yahi Saïd.[4][5] In 1944, both resistance fighters were arrested by the Gestapo[5] and subjected to torture.[4] Finally, in August 1944, as Operation Dragoon allowed the Allied forces to seize the South of France and quickly advance towards Isère, they were summarily executed by a gunshot to the back of the neck. [1][2][4][6][7]
Their bodies were found in mass graves in the vicinity of Livet-et-Gavet.[2][4]
Legacy
[edit]He was officially recognized by the Ministry of Defense,[8] and his name appears on the memorials of the Maquis de l'Oisans.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d "AZOUZ Méhédine ben Mohamed - Maitron". fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Les lieux -" (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b c d Marquer, Jean-Luc (2021-04-30), "SAÏD Yahi", Le Maitron (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, archived from the original on 2023-05-20, retrieved 2023-05-20
- ^ a b Mondafrique, La rédaction de (2022-08-09). "Ces héros maghrébins oubliés 1939-1945 (volet 3), le clan des fusillés". Mondafrique (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Aoudia, Jacques Ould (2019-11-02). "Des Immigrés dans la Résistance contre l'occupant". Jacques Ould Aoudia (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Lefebvre-Filleau, Jean-Paul (2022). Les résistants de Dieu: chrétiens, juifs et musulmans unis contre le nazisme en France occupée. Éditions du Rocher. ISBN 978-2-268-10737-0.
- ^ "Dossier individuel de personnel de MEHEDINE, AZOUZ | Service historique de la Défense". www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-20.