Libération-sud

The designated Résistancegruppe Libération, to distinguish it from the completely independent Résistancegruppe Libération Nord as Libération Sud, was founded in the first unoccupied southern zone of France in 1941 by people from different backgrounds to Emmanuel d' Astier de la Vigerie, Lucie and Raymond Aubrac that the had earlier Popular Front were close to or listened to the unions.

To Libération, the CGT members Maurice Kriegel - Valrimont and Alfred Malleret - Joinville or the CFTC Member Yvon Morandat included. Even intellectuals like Jean Cavaillès joined the group on. With the support of Daniel Mayer and submerged into the ground SFIO, the group Libération Sud grew rapidly. Although the group existed in seven regions of the southern zone, lay their regional priorities in Lyon and Toulouse.

It began in July 1941 with the publication of the underground newspaper Libération. Initially focused its attention next to the production of the newspaper with the organizing of false documents, social welfare and political actions. Later came at the suggestion of Raymond Aubrac military organization with Maurice Kriegel - Valrimont added. While the first edition of the underground newspaper launched with 10,000 copies, it grew over time to 200,000 per issue and was one of the most important underground newspapers next to the Combat of the resistance group of the same name. From 1942 until his arrest in 1944, Louis Martin- Chauffier the chief editor of the paper. As of August 21, 1944, appeared daily until its setting in 1964. Your title took over Jean -Paul Sartre and Serge July for the newly founded journal Libération of them.

Emmanuel d' Astier In February 1942, traveled to London to make the connection with the Free French Charles de Gaulle and the other Resistance. De Gaulle urged that the run on his behalf by Jean Moulin negotiations on the unification of the three operating groups in the southern zone,

  • The franc Shooter Jean -Pierre Lévy,
  • Henri Frenay and the Combat
  • Libération Sud

In the establishment of the Movements Unis de Résistance (MUR ) resulted.

In May 1943, Jean Moulin finally reached, that besides the three above -mentioned groups

  • The Front National of Pierre Villon,
  • The Comité d'action Socialiste by Pierre Brossolette and
  • The Armée secrète by Charles Delestraints

Together with the Résistancegruppen from the North Zone

  • Organisation civile et militaire (OCM )
  • Libération Nord
  • Ceux de la Résistance
  • Ceux de la Libération

The Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR; German National Council of Resistance ), a kind of underground resistance Parliament formed. They documented so that the will that the internal Resistance and the external committee France libre in contrast to the collaborationist Vichy France regime, the "France combat tande " The Fighting France, formed.

At the same time this underground Parliament de Gaulle politically strengthened the back by accepted his supreme command and subordination under General Henri Giraud refused. Emmanuel d' Astier With the inclusion in the Comitée français pour la Libération National ( CFLN ) in November 1943 in Algiers as Commissioner for Home Affairs, the importance of Libération was recognized.

Some other members of the resistance group Libération Sud

  • Jacques Brunschwig
  • Roger Cerclier
  • Pascal Copeau
  • Albert Fossey -François
  • Pierre Hervé
  • Pierre Kaan
  • Robert Kahn
  • Pierre - Kahn Farelle
  • Victor Leduc
  • Serge Ravanel
  • Jean -Pierre Vernant
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