Testimony of Etienne Weil, born in Paris, France, 1919, regarding his experiences in the French Army, the Jewish Scouts in Greboble, Armee Jiuve, AJ in Castres, Mazamet and other places
Testimony of Etienne Weil, born in Paris, France, 1919, regarding his experiences in the French Army, the Jewish Scouts in Greboble, Armee Jiuve, AJ in Castres, Mazamet and other places
Testimony
Testimony of Etienne Weil, born in Paris, France, 1919, regarding his experiences in the French Army, the Jewish Scouts in Greboble, Armee Jiuve, AJ in Castres, Mazamet and other places
Draft into the French Army in Tours; service in the Chantiers de Jeunesse labor camp of the Vichy government; release from the Army; EIF - Eclaireurs Israelites de France in Greboble forging identity documents and their distribution; activities using a false names in Millau; joins Armee Juive, AJ and the Maquis in Vabre, August 1944; service in the Armee Juive, AJ in Castres and Mazamet; participation in the liberation of Castres.
Redrafted to the French Army; service in Donaueschingen; release from the army, 1945; return to activities in the EIF; aliya to Israel, 1987.
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item Id
3747280
First Name
Etien
Etienne
Last Name
Veil
Weil
Date of Birth
1919
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Type of material
Testimony
Language
French
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives