Georges Durand
Georges Durand, nicknamed Doris or Dubreuil, born on September 9, 1917, in La Tronche, and died on February 15, 1997, in Die was a French Resistance fighter during World War II. He distinguished himself by organizing numerous maquis in the Isère region, primarily the maquis of Grésivaudan, of which he was one of the leaders. Along with his wife Ginette, who was also a resistance fighter, he hid many draft dodgers from the Service du travail obligatoire (STO, Compulsory Work Service).
Arrested on October 23, 1943, he was deported to Buchenwald but managed to escape and join the Allied forces two days before his group was almost entirely executed.
He passed away in Die on February 15, 1997.
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