Cécile Rol-Tanguy
Appearance
Cécile Rol-Tanguy (10 April 1919 – 8 May 2020) was a French communist. She was a Resistance fighter during World War II. She was active in the liberation of Paris. She was secretariat and a liaison officer, in charge of operations and confidential communications. She was born in Royan, Saintonge.
In 2008, Rol-Tanguy became the Grand Officer of the Legion d’Honneur.
Rol-Tanguy died at her home in Monteaux, Loir-et-Cher on 8 May 2020, aged 101.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ magazine, Le Point (8 May 2020). "Mort de Cécile Rol-Tanguy, figure de la Résistance, à 101 ans". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.