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Simone Segouin (3 October 1925 – 21 February 2023), also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet, was a French Resistance fighter who served in the Francs-tireurs et partisans group during WWII. Among her first acts of resistance was stealing a bicycle from a German patrol, which she then used to help carry messages. She went on to take part in large-scale or otherwise dangerous missions, such as capturing German troops, derailing trains, and acts of sabotage.
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She received the rank of second lieutenant in 1946, and was awarded the decoration of Croix de Guerre for her service in the Resistance. After the war, Segouin became a paediatric nurse in Chartres. On 14 July 2021, she was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour, France's highest order of merit. She died on 21 February 2023, at age 97.
French resistance fighter Simone Segouin in 1944.
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She received the rank of second lieutenant in 1946, and was awarded the decoration of Croix de Guerre for her service in the Resistance. After the war, Segouin became a paediatric nurse in Chartres. On 14 July 2021, she was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour, France's highest order of merit. She died on 21 February 2023, at age 97.
French resistance fighter Simone Segouin in 1944.
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