Henri Devillers
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Henri Devillers was a V-mann (agent for penetration) for the Abwehr
III F (Nazi counter-espionnage).
Introduced to the Lyon chapter of the Combat
resistance organisation, he won the confidence of Henri Frenay
, Maurice Chevance and Berty Albrecht
. In Paris, he gained the appreciation of Jane Sivadon, Odile Kienlen and Robert Guédon
. He passed the mail to his German handler to read, before sending it on to its destination.
Devillers was detected by counter-espionnage of the armée de l'armistice and arrested by the Surveillance du Territoire towards the end of January 1942. Foiled, he was tried and sentenced to death. He was shot by a platoon of the Lyon garrison on 19 June 1942.
Abwehr
The Abwehr was a German military intelligence organisation from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany's post-World War I intelligence activities be for "defensive" purposes only...
III F (Nazi counter-espionnage).
Biography
Devillers was taken prisoner in 1940, and obtained his freedom in exchange for promising to work for the German services who assigned to the Hachette messageries. Once a week, he made a link between Paris, Vichy and Lyon.Introduced to the Lyon chapter of the Combat
Combat (French Resistance)
Combat was a large movement in the French Resistance created in the non-occupied zone of France during the Second World War .Combat was one of the eight great resistance movements which constituted the Conseil national de la Résistance....
resistance organisation, he won the confidence of Henri Frenay
Henri Frenay
Henri Frenay was a French military officer and French resistance member.Henri Frenay was born in Lyon, France on 11 November 1905, into a Catholic family with a military tradition. He studied the Germanic languages at the University of Strasbourg...
, Maurice Chevance and Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893. She died in 1943 at Fresnes.-Life:Born into a middle-class Protestant family, she married the Dutch banker Frédéric Albrecht in 1918...
. In Paris, he gained the appreciation of Jane Sivadon, Odile Kienlen and Robert Guédon
Robert Guédon
Robert Guédon was a founding member of the French resistance in the zone occupée during World War II.- Biography :...
. He passed the mail to his German handler to read, before sending it on to its destination.
Devillers was detected by counter-espionnage of the armée de l'armistice and arrested by the Surveillance du Territoire towards the end of January 1942. Foiled, he was tried and sentenced to death. He was shot by a platoon of the Lyon garrison on 19 June 1942.