Solange Sanfourche | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1922 Carsac-Aillac (Dordogne), France |
| Died | 12 June 2013 (aged 90) Sarlat-la-Canéda (Dordogne) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Marie-Claude |
| Occupation | WWII Resistance operative |
| Spouse | Édouard Valéry (1924–2010) |
Solange Sanfourche (18 July 1922 – 12 June 2013), alias Marie-Claude, was a French resistance fighter in Dordogne during World War II.
Life and work
She was born in Carsac-Aillac (Dordogne), France.[1]
In December 1945, Sanfourche married in Périgueux, Édouard Valéry (1924–2010), commissioner of operations in the Dordogne region for the resistance movement during World War II.[2][3]
Known by the code name Marie-Claude, she worked as a typist, secretary, mail carrier and liaison officer.[3] During the German occupation, the Sanfourche family hid and housed dozens of clandestine freedom fighters in Périgueux who were wanted by the Gestapo or the militia of the occupied-French government.[3]
Sanfourche died at 90 on 12 June 2013, in Sarlat-la-Canéda (Dordogne).[1]
References
- 1 2 "SANFOURCHE : tous les avis de décès". avis-deces.linternaute.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ Besse, Jean-Pierre (2021-01-10), "VALÉRY Edouard", Le Maitron (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, retrieved 2022-07-13
- 1 2 3 Valery, Edouard (2004). "Four years in the Resistance" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-13.