A Resistance Fighter's Life by Sébastien REY

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Dear readers, today, we will go back in time with the history of a person who lived through the war which made a remarkable impression on his life. At this time, our character was about 16 years old. He lived with his family in a farm in the Maurienne Valley near the Italian border. His family was composed of two brothers, his mother. His father died when he was 6 years old.

As the place where he lived was located in mountains, in a little village, it was common to see members of the resistance. In fact the story takes place during the Second World War. The mother of our character was the first to help them. The family wasn't rich, but they gave foodstuffs to the resistance fighters. One day, while our character whose name was Camille, had gone looking for milk in a field where cows were grazing, the German police arrived at the farm because they thought the family had relations with resistance. After a moment, Camille tried to escape but the Germans rushed on him and arrested him. By way of retaliation, they brought him to prison in St Jean de Maurienne to interrogate him. When they arrived, they put him in a cell and they put a gun to his head to put pressure on him.

A man arrived and yelled : « Where are the resistance fighters ? » Our character knew all the hiding spots where they could be, but one day, the chief of the network of the Maurienne had told him to never denounce the group. Although he was afraid of the gun pointed at him, he never said anything, and after three days of detention, the German forces released him. But it was not finished for him. At this time, the phone didn't exist and he had to to return home on foot. He was tired but he had to return as quickly as possible to be able to reassure his family. This moment of the life of this man is very important because at this young age, it's very complicated to live such a situation. The issue was happy, but this situation was a sort of turning point in this man's life. He emerged stronger than before and since this moment, he lived in good conditions.

This story is here to show how lucky we are to live in a peaceful world and to remember that we must not forget our history and always have a thougth for the men who suffered for our sake.

Thanks for reading my story. Tomorrow we'll look at the life of women during the war, with the testimony of a woman who lived through the war.