Jean Moulin Saint-Georges-sur-Eure
Jean Moulin, Prefect of Eure-et-Loire subjected here to the most cruel abuse refused on June 17, 1940 to dishonor the French army.
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"For seven hours: I was put to physical and moral torture. I know that today I have gone to the limit of resistance. I also know that tomorrow, if it happens again, I'll end up signing."(...) And yet,(...) I cannot be complicit in this monstrous machination. (...) I cannot sanction this outrage against the French Army and dishonor myself," (...)
I know that the only human being who could still hold me to account, my mother, (...) will forgive me when she knows that I did this so that French soldiers could not be called criminals and so that she, herself, would not have to be ashamed of her son.
Extracts from "Premier Combat" by Préfet Jean moulin - June 1940
Contribution Jacques Grasset.Photo credit Le Passant
