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Lucie Aubrac
Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, France
Archival Overview
Iconic French history teacher and resistance fighter who co-founded the Libération-Sud network and led daring armed commando assaults to liberate imprisoned resistance comrades from Gestapo prisons in Lyon.
Biographical Record
Lucie Aubrac (born Lucie Bernard, 1912 – 2007) was one of the most revered heroines of the French Resistance. A brilliant young history teacher who joined the communist youth, she co-founded the clandestine movement Libération-Sud with her husband Raymond Aubrac and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie in Lyon.
When Raymond and other resistance leaders were captured in Caluire alongside Jean Moulin by Klaus Barbie in June 1943, Lucie conceived and led an audacious armed commando ambush of a German prison truck in broad daylight on October 21, 1943, successfully liberating Raymond and thirteen fellow resistants. Heavily pregnant, she escaped with her husband to London in February 1944. After the war, she devoted her life to anti-colonialism, peace, and educating generations of schoolchildren on civic vigilance.
Key Life Milestones
Co-founding Libération-Sud
Formed the underground resistance movement in Lyon, publishing clandestine newspapers and organizing escape networks.
The Coup de Main in Lyon
Led an armed commando attack on a Gestapo transport vehicle in central Lyon, liberating Raymond Aubrac and thirteen resistants.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialIssy-les-Moulineaux, France