Jacques Renouvin
Jacques Renouvin (6 October 1905 – 24 January 1944) was a
Born in
After demobilisation, he moved to the free zone in late 1940, and joined the underground movement Liberté created by a small group of Christian democrat teachers. Specifically responsible for propaganda, he organised youth commandos in pursuit of this. After the merger between Liberté and Les Petites Ailes which gave rise to Combat, Henri Frenay put Renouvin in charge of organising Groupes francs throughout the free zone. This position made him one of the most wanted resistance members by all the police.
Renouvin was arrested on the 29 January 1943 by the
He had a son,
A 20 centimes postage stamp was issued in 1961 in Renouvin's memory.
References
- François-Marin Fleutot - Des Royalistes dans la Résistance - Flammarion, 2000. (in French)
- François Marcot (dir.) - Dictionnaire historique de la Résistance - Coll. Bouquins, Robert Laffont, 2006. (in French)
External links
- Ordre de la Libération Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)