| Denise Bloch | |
|---|---|
| January 21, 1916 – February 5, 1945 | |
| Nickname | Ambroise |
| Place of birth | Paris |
| Place of death | Ravensbrück concentration camp |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom, France |
| Service/branch | Special Operations Executive, French Resistance |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Rank | Field agent and guerrilla commander |
| Commands held | Clergyman, Detective |
| Awards | King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, Légion d'honneur, Médaille de la Résistance, Croix de Guerre |
Denise Madeleine Bloch (died 1945, Ravensbrück, Germany) was a heroine of World War II. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ravensbrück (ʁaːvənsˈbʁʏk was a notorious women's Concentration camp during in World War II, located in northern Germany 90 km north of Berlin The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers The French Resistance is the collective name used for the French Resistance movements which fought against the Nazi German These are the networks, also known as circuits, (or réseaux to their French participants established in France by F Section of the British Special Operations Instituted in 1939 by King George VI as the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct it acknowledged brave acts by civilians and members of the military in non-warlike circumstances during a time The French Médaille de la Résistance ( Resistance Medal) was awarded by General Charles de Gaulle "to recognise the remarkable acts of faith The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ravensbrück (ʁaːvənsˈbʁʏk was a notorious women's Concentration camp during in World War II, located in northern Germany 90 km north of Berlin Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Born to a Jewish family (J. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ H. Bloch and Suzanne Levi-Strauss) in Barrault, Paris, France in 1916. Before the war, she was a secretary at Citroen. Citroën (pronounced See-Troh-Enn is a French Automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. As the family were Jewish, they were rounded up by the Gestapo in 1942 in occupied France. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Bloch was recruited in Lyon to work for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers She began resistance work with SOE radio operator Brian Stonehouse until his arrest near the end of October that year. Brian Julian Stonehouse MBE ( 8 August 1918 – 2 December 1998) was a British painter and Special Operations Executive
Following Stonehouse's capture, she went into hiding until early 1943 when she was put in touch with SOE agents George Reginald Starr and Philippe de Vomécourt. George Reginald Starr DSO MC (April 1904 - 1980 was a British Mining engineer and one of the Special Operations Executive 's best She began working with them in the town of Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne département in the south of France. Agen (aʒɛ̃ is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division However, it was decided to send her to London and accompanied by another agent, she walked across the Pyrenees mountains making their way to Gibraltar and eventually London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar There, SOE trained her as a wireless operator in preparation for a return to France.
On March 2, 1944, with fellow SOE agent, Robert Benoist, she was dropped back into central France. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Marcel Charles Benoist, (March 20 1895 &ndash September 9 1944 was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero Working in the Nantes area, they re-established contact with SOE agent and Benoist's fellow race car driver, Jean-Pierre Wimille. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Jean-Pierre Wimille ( 26 February 1908 &ndash 28 January 1949) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and a member of the French However, in June, both she and Benoist were arrested and Bloch was interrogated and tortured before being shipped to Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. She was held in prisons at Torgau in Saxony and at Königsberg in Brandenburg, where she suffered great hardship from exposure, cold, and malnutrition. Torgau is a Town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Königsberg (Karaliaučius Low German: Königsbarg; Królewiec see also other names) was until 1946 the name of Kaliningrad. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany.
Eventually shipped to Ravensbrück concentration camp, sometime between January 25, 1945 and February 5, 1945, 29-year-old Denise Madeleine Bloch was executed by the Germans and her body disposed of in the crematorium. Ravensbrück (ʁaːvənsˈbʁʏk was a notorious women's Concentration camp during in World War II, located in northern Germany 90 km north of Berlin Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire Both Lilian Rolfe and Violette Szabo, two other female members of the SOE held at Ravensbrück, were executed at or about the same time. Lilian Vera Rolfe ( April 26, 1914, Paris France - February 5, 1945, Ravensbrück, Germany) was an Allied Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC (26 June 1921 &ndash c In May, just days before the German surrender, SOE agent Cecily Lefort was also executed at Ravensbrück. Cecily Margot Lefort (30 April 1900 &ndash February 1945 was a figure of World War II.
Posthumous awards
In England, Bloch is recorded on the Brookwood Memorial in Surrey. Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. She was posthumously awarded the "King's Commendation for Brave Conduct" by Great Britain. Instituted in 1939 by King George VI as the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct it acknowledged brave acts by civilians and members of the military in non-warlike circumstances during a time See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
In France, posthumous honors include the Legion of Honor; the Médaille combattant de la Résistance, and the Croix de Guerre avec Palme. The French Médaille de la Résistance ( Resistance Medal) was awarded by General Charles de Gaulle "to recognise the remarkable acts of faith The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and
As one of the SOE agents who died for the liberation of France, she is listed on the "Roll of Honor" on the Valençay SOE Memorial in the town of Valençay, in the Indre département of France. The Valençay SOE Memorial is a monument to the members of the Special Operations Executive F Section who lost their lives for the liberation of France Valençay is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River.
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