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Dreyfus, Vital

    Date of birth:
    October 2nd, 1901 (Besançon, France)
    Date of death:
    December 1st, 1942 (Pyrenees / Planolas-Gerona-Spain)
    Nationality:
    French (1870-present, Republic)

    Biography

    Vital Dreyfus was a member of the International Network "Dutch-Paris" that helped people to escape to the England, by helping them across the French-Swiss and French-Spanish borders.
    During one of his voyages across the Spanish Pyrenees, he froze to death and was only found after the snow melted away in spring 1943.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Arts (Medical Docter)
    Unit:
    Medical Docter Paris
    Awarded on:
    May 24th, 1950

    Royal Decree no.5 Posthume.
    Verzetskruis 1940-1945 (VKN)

    Sources

    • - Schulten dr. C.M., "Zeg mij aan wie ik toebehoor", Het verzetskruis 1940-1945, Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, Amsterdam, 1993

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