Suzanne Wesse
Suzanne Vasseur Wesse (January 16, 1914 – August 18, 1942) was a French member of the resistance during World War II. She was a member of the Baum Group, a collaborative anti-Nazi resistance organization. Wesse was executed by the Nazis in 1942 for her activities. Life Wesse was born Suzanne Vasseur in Calais, Calais, France. Her father owned a lace-making company. She had three brothers, Amand, Auguste and André. Wesse attended school in England, Spain and Berlin. In 1934, Wesse worked at a Jewish-owned clothing company in Berlin where she met Richard Wesse, an engineer. Richard was half Jewish. The two married in 1936 and their daughter, Katharina, was born on April 15, 1937. Wesse worked as a Freelancer, freelance translator until 1937. Wesse met Herbert Baum through her husband's cousin. Baum was the Jewish leader of a communist-leaning anti-Nazi organization known as the Baum Group. The group printed and distributed anti-Nazi literature and organized activities. Wes ...
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Calais, France
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the city proper is 72,929; that of the urban area is 149,673 (2018).Comparateur de territoire: Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Calais (073), Commune de Calais (62193)
INSEE Calais overlooks the , the narrowest point in the