Lionel Dubray
Lionel Dubray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1923 Joinville-le-Pont, France |
| Died | 22 July 1944 (aged 20) Colpo, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | French Restistence Fighter |
| Years active | 1942-1944 |
Lionel Dubray (Lionel Henri Gontran Dubray, (31 December 1923–22 July 1944) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Biography[edit]
Dubray was born on 31 December 1923 in Joinville-le-Pont, a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. He was the son of Émile Dubray and Marcelle Pique.[1]
Dubray joined the Resistance in December 1942,[2] enlisting in the Alsace Lorraine des Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP).[1] He participated in numerous attacks against the Germans in and around occupied Paris, most notably in October 1943 against a company of German soldiers during a parade.[2] Later identified by the Gestapo and surrounded, he escaped and fled to Brittany,[2] where he joined the 1st battalion of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) in Morbihan.[1]
Dubray was taken prisoner on 14 July 1944 in Pluméliau and tortured for eight days.[2] With thirteen others, he was executed on 22 July 1944 in Colpo and buried in a common grave.[1]
Tributes[edit]
Dubray's profile is on a 20 centimes commemorative postage stamp issued on 22 April 1961,[note 1] one of the Heroes of the Resistance set, twenty-three stamps issued from 1957 to 1961 honoring twenty-seven members of the Resistance who had died during the German Occupation of France.[3] The first day of issue was postmarked in Joinville-le-Pont.[4]
In his honor, a street has been named Rue Lionel Dubray in Athis-Mons, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, and a plaque has been attached to his childhood home at 12 Avenue Foch in Joinville-le-Pont.[1]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Lionel Dubray". Image of commemorative stamp
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Dubray, Lionel". Fusillés. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Novosseloff, Jean. "Dubray, Lionel". Association des amis de la Fondation de la Résistance. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Kloetzel, James E., ed. (2006). Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue: Volume 2 - C–F. Sidney, OH: Scott Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89487-376-8.
- ^ "Dubray 1961". Philo-Ouest. Retrieved 29 December 2016.