On the 29th of may 1940 during combat against the germans Raoul was shot and a bullet was lodged in his right lung and he was taken to Germany as a prisoner of war. In the beginning of 1941 he was released on the grounds of ill health and returned to Payzac where his family lived. The bullet was never extracted and he would say that it was like a barometer that would tell him of any change in the weather.
Site dédié à la résistance, surtout du sud-ouest , la vie quotidienne sous l'occupation, les Alliés et la libération de la France pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. A blog dedicated to the French Resistance particularly in the Charente and the Dordogne, daily life under the occupation, the Allies and the liberation of France during the Second World War.
Raoul Audrerie "Le Crapaud"
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Brigade Rac, Portrait
On the 29th of may 1940 during combat against the germans Raoul was shot and a bullet was lodged in his right lung and he was taken to Germany as a prisoner of war. In the beginning of 1941 he was released on the grounds of ill health and returned to Payzac where his family lived. The bullet was never extracted and he would say that it was like a barometer that would tell him of any change in the weather.
On the 29th of may 1940 during combat against the germans Raoul was shot and a bullet was lodged in his right lung and he was taken to Germany as a prisoner of war. In the beginning of 1941 he was released on the grounds of ill health and returned to Payzac where his family lived. The bullet was never extracted and he would say that it was like a barometer that would tell him of any change in the weather.
Photos of the Liberation taken by an American Soldier
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Libération
Late last year I bought 20 or so original photos from a seller in the States that an American Soldier had taken in France during the last part of 1944 and into 1945 as his Battalion made their way from Le Havre, Dieppe through to Belgium and Holland.
Late last year I bought 20 or so original photos from a seller in the States that an American Soldier had taken in France during the last part of 1944 and into 1945 as his Battalion made their way from Le Havre, Dieppe through to Belgium and Holland.
Georges Lautrette "Eric"
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Brigade Rac, Portrait
Georges Lautrette était né le 4 février 1913, à Thiviers. Il exerçait la profession de garagiste dans sa ville natale.Dès le début de 1943, sollicité par Savignac, il est acquis à la résistance et commence un travail effectif avec Rac.
Georges Lautrette était né le 4 février 1913, à Thiviers. Il exerçait la profession de garagiste dans sa ville natale.Dès le début de 1943, sollicité par Savignac, il est acquis à la résistance et commence un travail effectif avec Rac.
Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Angoulême
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Musée
A couple of years ago I visited le musée de la résistance et de la déportation in Angoulême. Sadly it closed last year, but temporarily I hope. However its website (link) is still up and running and is an excellent source for research on the resistance and civilian life during the war in the Charente.
A couple of years ago I visited le musée de la résistance et de la déportation in Angoulême. Sadly it closed last year, but temporarily I hope. However its website (link) is still up and running and is an excellent source for research on the resistance and civilian life during the war in the Charente.
La Brigade Rac dans les bois de Boudeau (Dordogne)
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Maquis Parachutage Réseau
Photographies réalisées dans les bois de Boudeau en mai 1944 près de Thiviers. Tous mes remerciements à la famille du Capitaine Fred pour avoir eu la gentillesse de partager ces documents rares. Les photos sont de André Léonard le photographe de la brigade Rac.
R.A.F plane crash La Moranchie
Rédigé par Alain dans la rubrique Lieu de mémoire, Opération spéciale
During the night of 20th august 1944 an RAF Stirling carrying arms and supplies for resistance groups to the north west of Toulouse (Maquis Bigourdans) crashed killing all six of its crew. The exact cause of the crash was never verified but it is believed that their navigation instruments might have been affected due to a heavy electric storm in the area at the time.
During the night of 20th august 1944 an RAF Stirling carrying arms and supplies for resistance groups to the north west of Toulouse (Maquis Bigourdans) crashed killing all six of its crew. The exact cause of the crash was never verified but it is believed that their navigation instruments might have been affected due to a heavy electric storm in the area at the time.
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