World War II Suzanne Hiltermann-Souloumiac

1 world war ii

1.1 denunciation
1.2 deportation
1.3 liberation

world war ii

in 1943, suzanne joined resistance network dutch-paris founded dutch diplomat herman laatsman , directed johan hendrik weidner in direct coordination allied forces.. in fact réseau particularly active in saving allied pilots shot down in nazi controlled west europe, , helping them return bases. network active in helping jewish population escape nazi persecution.

through connections touty had in german embassy, in particular karl-heinz gerstner, network dutch-paris received services, confidential information , forged papers.

as air missions increased, , more planes shot down, suzanne hiltermann more , more involved in operations needed first sheltering pilots , moving them out of nazi controlled areas. touty accompanied several groups of pilots gare d austerlitz entrain toulouse, escape spain. more 120 pilots in total, according statistics department of defence saved dutch-paris.

denunciation

leo marc mincovschi works interpreter @ german embassy. informs touty, on return toulouse, suzy kraay has been arrested french police on february 10 , network blown. both rush apartment of touty, on laos street, destroy papers, clothes , other incriminating objects. touty contacts hermann laatsman , captain weidner. both think there no reason alarm: s black market history. there nothing fear. »

february 26 begins dragnet of gestapo lead arrest of members of network dutch-paris, except captain weidner manages flee. touty arrested on february 27, 1944. interned in fresnes , romainville. after several brutal interrogatories gestapo, deported ravensbrück convoy of 18 april 1944.

deportation

as later founder of arte tv, michel anthonioz, reporting remarks mother, genevieve de gaulle, 1 of friends of touty @ ravensbrück never spoke of camp, present @ every instant of life. in cattle wagon transports prisoners across germany, jacqueline pery remembers touty 1 of few prisoners had clear idea of expect. spending of youth close german border, speaking german language fluently, having read mein kampf before war had started, having heard , understood meaning of speech of chancellor hitler, having maintained close connections anti-nazi german people after 1940 , having escorted many time persecuted jews swiss border, informed of hellish universe in enter.

at camp, remains in block occupied french. life , work hard (see in detailed testimony of friend jacqueline pery de la rochebrochard). when future sister in law, simone souloumiac shares same benchtop, shows despair (simone 17), touty whispers her: hold on! need see end of movie”.

president of swedish red cross, count folke bernadotte approached himmler discuss peace of brave allies. during second interview himmler, count requires freedom of women detained @ ravensbrück. himmler gives consent.

the camp commander suhren accepts, not without major difficulties. orders of himmler appear contradict of total extermination given führer. bernadotte operation conducted swedish doctor, dr arnoldson. seventeen white buses line outside camp entrance on april 23, 1945. commander of camp commander agrees free 3 hundred belgians, dutch , french women. driven goteborg, crossing denmark still under nazi domination.

liberation

touty returns france aboard special aircraft of air force. few months later married brother of simone souloumiac. pierre souloumiac, captain of merchant marine, actively participated in defence of england throughout second world war.

in 1951, pierre souloumiac ceases navigate , enters ministry of merchant marine works on drafting of code on transport of dangerous goods. couple settles in old farmhouse in hamlet of balizy, 23 kilometres south of paris.

touty receives old friends camp, including. have long discussions war of algeria. during 1 of conversations, invent new concept of clochardisation describe terrible marginalization affects large part of human species. in sympathy algerian fights freedom. past lead them denounce torture , favour independence. close general de gaulle, germaine tillion 1 of few interlocutors convince him of need independence of algeria. achieved signature of accords d’evian between french government , algerian rebels.

her husband pierre dies on 3 february 1956. touty passes through difficult period. publishes tales children. becomes correspondent in france of haagse post, dutch weekly owned brother, gbj hiltermann. elected @ city council of longjumeau, promotes hamlet of balizy, building on rich past former commandery of knights templars. develops festival of freedom on square templars’ chapel used stand.