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Memorial F.N.D.I.R.P.

The monument to the board members of the National Federation of Deportees, Internees and Political Resistance Fighters at the time of their own imprisonment from 1939-1945.
In French F.N.D.I.R.P. stands for « la Fédération Nationale des Déportés, Internés et Résistants Politiques »

Frederic-Henri Manhes, 1889-1959
Colonel of the French Forces deported to Buchenwald
Founding Chairman.

Lucie Manhes Resistant, 1892-1982
Honorary Chairman.

Alain Joubert, 1923-1996
Captain of the Francs-Tireurs and French partisans deported to Dachau
Member of the Honorary Committee.

Marcel Paul, 1900-1982
Commander of the Francs-Tireurs and French partisans deported to Buchenwald
Former Minister Founder and Chairman.

Andre Leroy, 1913-1982
Commander of the Francs-Tireurs and French partisans deported to Buchenwald
Deputy Chairman

Charles Joineau, 1919-1997
Resistance fighter deported to Natzweiller-Struthof
Deputy Chairman

Claudine Leroy, 1921-2010
Resistance fighter deported to Ravensbrück

A separate plaque features a verse from a poem by Paul Éluard;
"Du plus profond de leur enfer, ils n'ont jamais cessé de lutter pour leur vie et pour leur dignité, et ils rêvaient d'un monde de justice et de fraternité"
Freely translated it says:
"From the depths of their hell they continued to fight for their lives and for their dignity, dreaming of a world of justice and brotherhood."





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Source

  • Text: Geert-Jan van Glabbeek
  • Photos: Geert-Jan van Glabbeek