Kergoët massacre

Place of battle on July 1, 1944 between some twenty maquisards, one parachutist SAS against 300 German and Georgian soldiers. Result: 4 dead ( Jean Le Gouarc, François Pimpec, Joseph Le Padellec the farm owner, Fernand Bonis the SAS paratrooper).The bodies were thrown into the inferno of the burnt farm, 2 other FFI François Le Guyaderand François Quintrix were made prisonersand executed at Landorlu in Berné for the 1st named, then at Kerstang-Combout in Quérrien.
4 other FFIs who took part in the July 1 battle and died later have their names on the monument (Marcel Drumel, Pierre Rivallain, Louis Le Maner, Guillaume Maubré).

Panel text The Battle of Kergoët
July 1, 1944 In June 1944, at this location, a house adjoining theFarm Le Padellec housed FFT maquisards, mainly residents of Langoëlan, Lescouët-Gouarec and Mellionnec. Informed of their presence, the Nazi army came in large numbers from Guémené-sur-Scorff, and invested Kergolt on Saturday afternoon, July 1. Fortunately, a young man from Langoëlan was able to warn the Résistance, who quickly arrived and took up position at the top of the farm.
The fighting ceased... The reprisals continue.
The first victims are followed by the patriots whom the Nazis try to make talk. The Nazis pile up the bodies in the farm's living quarters, then set fire to them and start looting. They will leave these premises the next day, only to return to complete their sinister work on Tuesday July 4.

The battle of Kergoët was a turning point for the Resistance in Brittany. Some thirty Nazis were killed, including 3 officers, and around a hundred enemy soldiers were put out of action, thanks in particular to a strategic move by the FFI, whose fight for Freedom we wish to salute here.

For the other maquisards in the section, the fight goes on. Four of them lost their lives:
Marcel Drumel from Langoëlan, killed on August 5, 1944 at Ploërdut
Louis Le Maner from LescouëtGouarec, killed on August 5, 1944 at Ploërdut
Pierre Rivallain from Langoëlan, killed on September 9, 1944 at Lanester,
Guillaume Maubre from Mellionnec, killed on the Lorient front on April 8, 1945.

You who pass by and discover this tragic story, we thank you for honoring by your presence the memory of the victims of barbarism and through them, the victims of all wars.

Contribution and photo credit Le Bourvellec Eric

Place of battle on July 1, 1944 between some twenty maquisards, one parachutist SAS against 300 German and Georgian soldiers. Result: 4 dead ( Jean Le Gouarc, François Pimpec, Joseph Le Padellec the farm owner, Fernand Bonis the SAS paratrooper).The bodies were thrown into the inferno of the burnt farm, 2 other FFI François Le Guyaderand François Quintrix were made prisonersand executed at Landorlu in Berné for the 1st named, then at Kerstang-Combout in Quérrien. 4 other FFIs who took part in the July 1 battle and died later have their names on the monument (Marcel Drumel, Pierre Rivallain, Louis Le Maner, Guillaume Maubré). Panel text The Battle of Kergoët July 1, 1944 In June 1944, at this location, a house adjoining theFarm Le Padellec housed FFT maquisards, mainly residents of Langoëlan, Lescouët-Gouarec and Mellionnec. Informed of their presence, the Nazi army came in large numbers from Guémené-sur-Scorff, and invested Kergolt on Saturday afternoon, July 1. Fortunately, a young man from Langoëlan was able to warn the Résistance, who quickly arrived and took up position at the top of the farm.The fighting ceased... The reprisals continue. The first victims are followed by the patriots whom the Nazis try to make talk. The Nazis pile up the bodies in the farm's living quarters, then set fire to them and start looting. They will leave these premises the next day, only to return to complete their sinister work on Tuesday July 4. The battle of Kergoët was a turning point for the Resistance in Brittany. Some thirty Nazis were killed, including 3 officers, and around a hundred enemy soldiers were put out of action, thanks in particular to a strategic move by the FFI, whose fight for Freedom we wish to salute here.For the other maquisards in the section, the fight goes on. Four of them lost their lives: Marcel Drumel from Langoëlan, killed on August 5, 1944 at Ploërdut Louis Le Maner from LescouëtGouarec, killed on August 5, 1944 at Ploërdut Pierre Rivallain from Langoëlan, killed on September 9, 1944 at Lanester, Guillaume Maubre from Mellionnec, killed on the Lorient front on April 8, 1945.You who pass by and discover this tragic story, we thank you for honoring by your presence the memory of the victims of barbarism and through them, the victims of all wars.Contribution and photo credit Le Bourvellec Eric