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Mouvements Unis de la Résistance (Unified Movements of the Resistance, MUR) was a French Resistance organisation resulting from the regrouping of three major Resistance movements ("Combat", "Franc-Tireur" and "Libération-Sud") in January 1943. Later that year, the BCRA and the United Movements of Resistance merged their intelligence networks.
- June 1940–October 1944
Recipient of the Medal of the Resistance with a rosette by decree on 26 November 1946 and the Cross of the Knight of the Legion of Honour with attribution of the War Cross with a palm on 28 February 1949, the City of Lyon is a major centre of the Resistance.
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Sep 3, 2019 · Lyon was a stronghold of Free France during World War II until its occupation in 1942. It was liberated by joint French and US forces in September 1944.
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May 5, 2024 · The compound served as home to the Gestapo in Lyon from June 1943 until 26 May 1944, when Allied bombing in preparation for the liberation of France partially destroyed the site. It was from here that Klaus Barbie, known as the Butcher of Lyon, sentenced countless Jews and members of the French Resistance to torture and death.
The Resistance and Deportation History Center is housed in the former military Health College, in the very building used by the Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, and is a powerfully symbolic place in the service of history and remembrance .
By the end of the 19th century Lyon had 310 silk factories with 210,000 workers, and 320 silk traders. Exports went mainly to North America and England, but even to India and China. During World War II, Lyon was the center of the French Resistance.
May 18, 2015 · historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 18 May 2015. 10 May 2024. The French Resistance played a vital part in aiding the Allies to success in Western Europe – especially leading up to D-Day in June 1944.
