Marcel Demonceau
Marcel Demonceau was a Belgian anti-Nazi resistance fighter. He was the leader of a 1943 plot to assassinate Léon Degrelle, and then assassinated Paul Colin after his first plot failed.[1]
Life
He was born in 1914. He was married to a fellow resistance member, Rita Demonceau-Bonjean, they were married until his death in 1944.[2] He had a degree in economics and worked for the National Labor Organization.[3]
Resistance
He joined the ULB Supervisory Committee, a resistance organization in 1940, along with his wife, Rita Demonceau-Bonjean. In 1942 he joined the Luc-Marc Intelligence Service.[4] He was also a member of the sabotage group Hotton, with Hotton he was involved in hundreds of anti-Nazi sabotage plots.[5]
From fall of 1942 to the spring of 1943 he was involved in stealing from Belgian Nazis and nazi-affiliated offices and organizations.[6]
Assassination plots
On May 4, 1943, with the help of other partisans, he attempted to assassinate Léon Degrelle, during the assassination attempt, Demonceau murdered a police officer. He and his wife were captured, Rita was deported to Germany, where she survived a concentration camp.
Demonceau was kept in police custody, but escaped police custody and was determined to take down someone, even if it wasn't Degrelle, so on April 8, 1943, he ordered and oversaw the assassination of pro-Nazi editor Paul Colin.[7] The assassination itself was done by Arnaud Fraiteur, though Demonceau was present.
Memory
He has a memorial plaque at 1050, rue Camille Lemonnier, 45.[8]
Death
He was eventually recaptured and arrested by Robert Verbelen, a prominent Flemish SS police officer. He was imprisoned at Fort Breendonk. He was shot on February 22, 1944, after a failed escape attempt.[9]
References
- ↑ "Demonceau Marcel". www.belgiumwwii.be (in français). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Photos de Marcel DEMONCEAU - Foto's van Marcel DEMONCEAU". bel-memorial.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Marcel DEMONCEAU – Rue de Theux, 84 à Etterbeek – PAVÉS DE MÉMOIRE". pavesdememoire-struikelstenen.be. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Luc-Marc Intelligence Service". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Marcel DEMONCEAU – Rue de Theux, 84 à Etterbeek – PAVÉS DE MÉMOIRE". pavesdememoire-struikelstenen.be. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Memorial Plaque Marcel Demonceau - Elsene (Brussel) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Demonceau Marcel". www.belgiumwwii.be (in français). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "Marcel Demonceau". Brussels Remembers. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ "kitokojungle". www.bloggen.be. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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