Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz
Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 La Messéha, French Algeria |
| Died | August 19, 1944 (aged 29–30) Rioupéroux, France |
| Occupation | Resistance fighter |
| Organization | Maquis de l'Oisans |
Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz (1914 – 19 August 1944) (in Arabic: محي الدين بن محمد عزوز), also known as Mohedine Azouz, 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
Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz was born in La Messéha in 1914;[1] his parents' names were Mohamed and Sabira Bent Kaddour (meaning "daughter of Kaddour").[2] He settled in Livet-et-Gavet, in Isère, where he worked as a laborer.[2]
Resistance
During World War II, Azouz joined the Armée secrète, 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 tortured.[4] In August 1944, as Operation Dragoon allowed the Allied forces to seize the South of France and quickly advance towards Isère, Azouz and Saïd were each 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
Azouz was recognized by the Ministry of Defense,[8] and his name appears on the memorials of the Maquis de l'Oisans.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Le mémorial -" (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 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
- 1 2 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.