The former courier began operating under the code-name Corlay in 1941 to deliver messages and collect critical intelligence. Alongside her future husband, she retreated to the maquis in 1944 to establish and direct the Pas-de-Boeuf combat network near Ruillé-sur-Loir. The unit of approximately 30 fighters harboured downed Allied pilots and executed sabotage missions prior to the liberation of Tours. After concluding her military service as a sub-lieutenant, she spent her post-war years working as a teacher.
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French President Emmanuel Macron praised the late veteran, asserting that the nation woul…: French President Emmanuel Macron praised the late veteran, asserting that the nation would never forget her dedication to freedom.
The former resistance leader worked as a professional teacher following the conclusion of…: The former resistance leader worked as a professional teacher following the conclusion of her wartime military service.
Alexandre twice refused the prestigious Légion d'Honneur before ultimately agreeing to ac…: Alexandre twice refused the prestigious Légion d'Honneur before ultimately agreeing to accept the decoration in 2024.
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One of France's last Resistance heroes from World War Two has died at the age of 104. Solange Alexandre was also a rare woman who, with her future husband, created and commanded her own unit of anti-German fighters.
After serving as a Resistance courier from 1941, three years later she founded the Pas-de-Boeuf network near the town of Ruillé-sur-Loir.
With some 30 men under her orders, she organised sabotage operations, sheltered Allied airmen and, after the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day in 1944, joined the fight against the occupying German forces.
President Emmanuel Macron was among many to pay tribute to Alexandre, after her death was announced at a nursing home in Le Mans.
"She said she only ever did her duty. But her duty was our freedom. France will never forget. Thank you," Macron posted on social media.
Born in 1922 in the Sarthe department of western France, Solange Alexandre, née Dubuisson, grew up in a patriotic family that had suffered in World War One.
"My mother lost her first husband in the war, and my…
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