Simone Segouin, known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet, was a French Resistance fighter who served in the Francs-tireurs et partisans group during World War II.
10 Facts About Simone Segouin
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Simone Segouin went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise dangerous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and acts of sabotage.
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Simone Segouin's father had been a decorated soldier during World War I She attended school until the age of 14, at which point she began to work on the family farm.
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Simone Segouin began by acting as a messenger and carrying out other small jobs, and later became more actively involved after participating in a successful "train-exploding expedition".
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Lieutenant Roland was Roland Boursier, with whom Simone Segouin went on to have six children.
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Simone Segouin was present at the liberation of Chartres on 23 August 1944 and the liberation of Paris two days later.
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Simone Segouin gained international fame when photographs of her by American photographer Robert Capa were published in Life weeks after the capture of 25 German soldiers in which she took part.
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Simone Segouin wants to go on with the Partisans and help free the rest of France.
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Simone Segouin received the rank of second lieutenant in 1946, and was awarded the decoration of Croix de Guerre for her service in the Resistance.
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Simone Segouin was the subject of a French documentary in 2021, broadcast on RMC Decouverte.