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Simone Le Port (3 July 1920, in
Simone Le Port (3 July 1920, in Inguiniel
Inguiniel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Inguiniel are called in French ''Inguinielois''.
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*Communes of the Morbihan department
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– 12 June 2009, in Riantec
Riantec (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
The village sits on "La Petite Mer de Gavre" (french, The Small Sea of Gavre) with fine views across the bay.
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) was a member of the French Resistance and a peace activist.
Biography
Originally fromInguiniel
Inguiniel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Inguiniel are called in French ''Inguinielois''.
See also
*Communes of the Morbihan department
The following is a list of ...
, Simone Le Port joined the Resistance as a liaison. Her husband Semaphorist became responsible for the air operations bureau of Morbihan (then Loire-Inferieure and Maine-et-Loire). She helped hide illegals, the refractory to the STO and weapons in their farm in Melrand
Melrand (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Melrand are called in French ''Melrandais''.
Population
Melrand's population peaked at 3,712 in 1921 and déclined at 1,521 in2019. This r ...
, where they settled after the Lorient fire.
Simone Le Port was arrested after she was denounced on April 16, 1943. She was deported to Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and in April 1945, she was taken by the Germans on a "death march", from which she managed to escape. She reached the American zone on May 8, 1945. When she returned to France, she weighed only thirty-five kilograms.
After the war, she moved to Étel
Étel (; br, An Intel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Étel are called in French ''Étellois''.
See also
*Communes of the Morbihan department
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with her husband. She taught about her experiences in schools, and advocated for peace. She died in June 2009, and was buried in Etel.
Awards
*Officier de la Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
* Croix de guerre 1939-1945
* Médaille du combattant volontaire de la Résistance
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Port, Simone 1920 births 2009 deaths French Resistance members People from Morbihan