The Confrérie Notre-Dame (CND), later called the CND-Castille, was a

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group founded by

Colonel Rémy Gilbert Renault (6 August 1904 – 29 July 1984), known by the nom de guerre Colonel Rémy, was a notable French secret agent active during the Second World War and was known under various pseudonyms such as ''Raymond'', ''Jean-Luc'', ''Morin'', '' ...

. It was joined by other anti-Nazi Catholics from France.

History

Founded before the end of 1940, the Notre-Dame Brotherhood was an information agency, and part of the

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. It was one of the first agencies of the Central Office of Information and Action (BCRA). Devastated on several occasions, always reappearing, it took the name of NDT-Castille after the terrible blow carried against it by the Germans in November 1943. The Notre-Dame Brotherhood never ceased sending mail to London, by air and maritime routes as well as by

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parachuted into occupied France. Its information was often crucial for the enactment of allied military operations, in particular the

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in February 1942.

Notable members

* Maisie Renault (1907 – 2003) was arrested in 1942 and deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1944. * Madeleine Cestari (1912 – 2016) * Bernard Anquetil (1916 – 1941) was murdered in 1941 at Fort du Mont Valerien (Suresnes, France/Frankreich) Place of birth: Bernieres-d'Ailly, (Calvados (14), France) *

Pierre Brossolette Pierre Brossolette (; 25 June 1903 – 22 March 1944) was a French journalist, politician and major hero of the French Resistance in World War II. Brossolette ran a Resistance intelligence hub from a Parisian bookshop on the Rue de la Pompe, be ...

(1903 – 1944) * Louis Faurichon de La Bardonnie / * Louis de La Bardonnie (1902 – 1987) *

Gilbert Renault Gilbert Renault (6 August 1904 – 29 July 1984), known by the nom de guerre Colonel Rémy, was a notable French secret agent active during the Second World War and was known under various pseudonyms such as ''Raymond'', ''Jean-Luc'', ''Morin'', '' ...

(1904 – 1984)

Sources

*Colonel Rémy, ''Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre'', 1946–1950, Raoul Solar. **Volume 1, ''Le Refus'', . **Volume 2, ''Les Soldats du silence'', . **Volume 3, ''La Délivrance'', . French Resistance networks and movements {{World-War-II-stub