Marie Alizon
| Marie Alizon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1921 Rennes, France |
| 💀Died | 4 June 1943 Auschwitz concentration camp4 June 1943 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Member of the French Resistance |
Marie Alizon (born 9 May 1921 in Rennes – died 4 June 1943 in Auschwitz) was a member of the French Resistance.
Biography
Marie Alizon was born on May 9, 1921, at her parents' home in Rennes, at 36 rue Sainte-Mélaine. She was nicknamed Mariette. her father, Jean, a recipient of the Croix de Guerre, worked as a chauffeur. Later, her parents became hotel owners and, in 1935, they built the Hôtel d'Arvor near the train station. Marie took over the management of the family establishment when her mother became seriously ill.[1][2]
She and her sister Simone (1925-2013), nicknamed Poupette, made contact with the Johnny network in October 1941. This network had been operating in Brittany since March 1941 and primarily targeted German warships stationed in Brest. Following arrests, the network had to abandon its stations in Finistère. It established itself in Rennes, where Marie and Simone Alizon received coded information which they then transmitted to radio operators, who relayed it by wireless telegraphy to London. Two radio operators were housed at the hotel where network members stayed during their visits to Rennes.[1][3]
Arrest
Marie and Simone Alizon were arrested by the Feldgendarmerie on March 13 and 17, 1942. Imprisoned for a few days in Rennes, they were then transferred to La Santé prison in Paris, then to Fresnes prison, and finally, on November 10, 1942, to Fort de Romainville. they only learned in January 1943 of their mother's death, which had occurred on July 5, 1942.[1]
Deportation
They were deported together to the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 24, 1943 (in a convoy of 31,000 people). Marie died, exhausted, from complications of an untreated ear infection after being transferred to the infirmary on June 4, 1943.[4] Simone Alizon survived the camps, but suffered profound aftereffects. she married Jean Le Roux, one of the founders of the Johnny network.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Marie, dite "Mariette", et Simone, dite "Poupette", ALIZON – 31777 et 31776 – Mémoire Vive". www.memoirevive.org (in français). Archived from the original on 2026-06-07. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ "Archives municipale de Rennes: 1921". www.archives.rennes.fr. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ Caroline Moorehead (trad. de l'anglais), Un train en hiver, Paris, Cherche Midi, 2014, 592 p. (ISBN 978-2-266-25872-2), p. 344. Search this book on
- ↑ "Musée de la résistance en ligne". museedelaresistanceenligne.org. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
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