Georges Guingouin

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Georges Guingouin was a prominent French Resistance leader during World War II, known as the “first maquisard of France” for organizing early and effective guerrilla actions against the German occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Resistance member
human
politician
schoolteacher
awardReceived Compagnon de la Libération
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Médaille de la Résistance
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1913-02-02
dateOfDeath 2005-10-27
describedBySource French historical studies on the Resistance
ethnicGroup French
familyName Guingouin
fieldOfWork guerrilla warfare
local politics
givenName Georges
hasHonorificTitle Compagnon de la Libération
hasPartIn Liberation of Limoges
ideology communism
languageSpoken French
memberOf French Communist Party
militaryBranch French Resistance
movement French Resistance
nickname premier maquisard de France
notableFor early maquis organization against German occupation
leadership in the French Resistance in Limousin
notableWork Quatre ans de lutte sur le sol limousin
Résistance en Limousin
occupation Resistance fighter
politician
schoolteacher
operatedIn Haute-Vienne
Limousin
participatedIn armed resistance against Nazi Germany
sabotage operations against German occupation forces
placeOfBirth France
Haute-Vienne
Magnac-Laval
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
placeOfDeath France
Haute-Garonne
Toulouse
positionHeld maquis leader in Haute-Vienne
mayor of Limoges
sexOrGender male

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