Simone Segouin, also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet (born October 3, 1925 Thivars, Eure-et-Loir), is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group. She was only 18 years old when she joined the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans in 1944. Among her first acts of resistance was stealing a bicycle from a German military administrator, which she then used to help carry messages. She went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise perilous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and blowing up bridges.
She was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944 - when she killed two Germans and assisted in capturing 25 prisoners of war; and the liberation of Paris two days later. Simone was promoted to lieutenant and awarded the Croix de guerre. After the war, Segouin became a pediatric nurse. A street in Courville-sur-Eure was named for her.
My grandma was a partisan fighter as well, she escaped home at 16, because they wanted to marry her off to another family. She met my grandpa fighting zee Germans (and fascist Italians) and they did it in the bushes
marinamaral on February 13rd, 2018 at 12:01 UTC »
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Simone Segouin, also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet (born October 3, 1925 Thivars, Eure-et-Loir), is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group. She was only 18 years old when she joined the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans in 1944. Among her first acts of resistance was stealing a bicycle from a German military administrator, which she then used to help carry messages. She went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise perilous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and blowing up bridges.
She was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944 - when she killed two Germans and assisted in capturing 25 prisoners of war; and the liberation of Paris two days later. Simone was promoted to lieutenant and awarded the Croix de guerre. After the war, Segouin became a pediatric nurse. A street in Courville-sur-Eure was named for her.
-Golvan- on February 13rd, 2018 at 12:28 UTC »
She's still alive if anyone's wondering. She's 92.
tookie_tookie on February 13rd, 2018 at 12:50 UTC »
My grandma was a partisan fighter as well, she escaped home at 16, because they wanted to marry her off to another family. She met my grandpa fighting zee Germans (and fascist Italians) and they did it in the bushes