Lucie Aubrac

Teacher

Birthday June 29, 1912

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Mar 14, 2007 (94)

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About

French history teacher known as one of the most legendary figures of the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France. In October 1943, she led an attack on a German truck, freeing many Jewish prisoners in the process.

Before Fame

She joined the group Lyon, founded by her husband, in resistance to the Nazis.

Trivia

Her story is so famous that it was made into a film in 1997 called "Lucie Aubrac."

Family Life

She was married to Raymond Aubrac from 1939 to her death in 2007. They had three children.

Associated With

Her daughter, Elizabeth, is the goddaughter of Communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh.