One of the iconic photos of the French Resistance, pictruring Isabelle Nacry.
On September 9, 1944, the commander of the 8th Canadian
Brigade, Brigadier Blackader, gave orders for the regrouping of his units to
the North-East of Boulogne (St Martin les Boulogne, Pittefaux, Wimille), in
order to deliver the final blow. The region was to be occupied by the 9th
Brigade. In the center of La Capelle, the Canadian soldiers prepared to
continue their journey. One of the German shells fell right in the center of
the village: two FFI leaders, Marcel Caudevelle and Jean Legrand, were killed
instantly. The command of the La Capelle free corps was then assumed by
Isabelle Nacry, a first-time resistance fighter and liaison agent.
On Monday, November 8, 1944, in the Schramn barracks in
Arras, during the parade, General Deligne awarded Isabelle Nacry the Croix de
Guerre with citation, "showing the greatest courage, reasoned composure
and the purest patriotism. Adored by her men, she never stopped
commanding."
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