Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation
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The Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation (Center for the History of the Resistance and Deportation) is a museum in Lyon
, France
. Located on the former site of a French military health school (École de Santé Militaire) and opened in 1992, it chronicles the French Resistance
as well as Jewish deportation in World War II
.
The school was occupied by the Germans in the spring of 1943, and used by Lyon's Gestapo
chief, Klaus Barbie
, to torture resistance members, including Jean Moulin
. It was destroyed by allied
aircraft on May 26, 1944. The museum itself was inaugurated on October 15, 1992.
This zone is served by the metro line
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Located on the former site of a French military health school (École de Santé Militaire) and opened in 1992, it chronicles the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
as well as Jewish deportation in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
The school was occupied by the Germans in the spring of 1943, and used by Lyon's Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
chief, Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie
Nikolaus 'Klaus' Barbie was an SS-Hauptsturmführer , Gestapo member and war criminal. He was known as the Butcher of Lyon.- Early life :...
, to torture resistance members, including Jean Moulin
Jean Moulin
Jean Moulin was a high-profile member of the French Resistance during World War II. He is remembered today as an emblem of the Resistance primarily due to his role in unifying the French resistance under de Gaulle and his courage and death at the hands of the Germans.-Before the war:Moulin was...
. It was destroyed by allied
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
aircraft on May 26, 1944. The museum itself was inaugurated on October 15, 1992.
This zone is served by the metro line