Monument des fusillés civils - St Amand les eaux, France
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N 50° 26.915 E 003° 25.921
31U E 530672 N 5588598
Monument des fusillés civils
Waymark Code: WMZMK9
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/02/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Un monument qui rend hommage à 3 habitants de St Amand : Angèle Lecat, fusillée par les Allemands en 1918 alors qu'elle leur résistait, Emile Gressier fusillé le 19 avril 1916 ( condamné car il servait de guide, pour le passage à la frontière hollandaise, pour les Amandinois mobilisables qui voulaient gagner la France Libre, pour servir le pays et Louise de Bettignies,le 27 septembre 1918 (comdamnée pour espionnage)


A monument that pays homage to 3 inhabitants of St Amand: Angèle Lecat, shot by the Germans in 1918 while she resisted them, Emile Gressier shot on April 19, 1916 (condemned as it served as a guide, for the crossing to the Dutch border for Amandinois mobilisables who wanted to win Free France, to serve the country and Louise de Bettignies, September 27, 1918 (condemned for espionage)
Civil Right Type: Class Equality

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