Jules Dumont was born in

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

, 1 January 1888, and died at Suresnes,

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, 15 June 1943. Dumont was a French militant Communist. He fought in the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

, commanding the ''Commune de Paris Battalion'', XI International Brigade. He was active in the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. Arrested by the

Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organi ...

, he was shotThomas, Hugh. (2001). ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. p.928 at Suresnes (Fort du Mont-Valérien), near Paris, on 15 June 1943.

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1888 births Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany 1943 deaths People from Roubaix French people of the Spanish Civil War Communist members of the French Resistance People executed by Germany by firearm Deaths by firearm in France Executed French people French people executed by Nazi Germany Executed people from Nord-Pas-de-Calais Members of the Francs-tireurs et partisans International Brigades personnel {{france-mil-bio-stub