Raymond Aubrac
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Raymond Aubrac is a French engineer, and was a member of the French Resistance
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Born Raymond Samuel in Vesoul
, Haute-Saône
in a Jewish family, Aubrac and wife, Lucie
in 1940 were in the Resistance in Lyon and took pseudonym Aubrac to escape the persecution of the occupation
. Wife Lucie died in March 2007 aged 94.
Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he took part in the Lyon
region in the creation of the South Liberation Movement which unite with Combat and FTP former Secret Army for the resistance to Nazi occupation of France, during the Second World War.
The godfather of Aubrac's daughter was Ho Chi Minh
. This fact led to an unlikely attempt to establish dialogue during the Vietnam War
, as Aubrac and fellow scientist Herbert Marcovitch carried messages from the U.S. Government to Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam. The peace effort failed when their second trip to Hanoi was called off after the Americans bombed the city.
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...
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Born Raymond Samuel in Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
, Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
in a Jewish family, Aubrac and wife, Lucie
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Samuel born Lucie Bernard , and better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history teacher and member of the French Resistance during World War II....
in 1940 were in the Resistance in Lyon and took pseudonym Aubrac to escape the persecution of the occupation
Military occupation
Military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. The territory then becomes occupied territory.-Military occupation and the laws of war:...
. Wife Lucie died in March 2007 aged 94.
Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he took part in the Lyon
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....
region in the creation of the South Liberation Movement which unite with Combat and FTP former Secret Army for the resistance to Nazi occupation of France, during the Second World War.
The godfather of Aubrac's daughter was Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
. This fact led to an unlikely attempt to establish dialogue during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, as Aubrac and fellow scientist Herbert Marcovitch carried messages from the U.S. Government to Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam. The peace effort failed when their second trip to Hanoi was called off after the Americans bombed the city.