Members of the French Resistance are photographed in the midst of battle against German troops. Most strikingly, we see a woman in shorts, a patterned top, and a military hat in the center. Her name was Simone Segouin, also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet. When this photo was taken she was 18 years old. The girl had killed two Germans in the Paris fighting two days previously and also captured 25 German during the fall of Chartres. She was involved in armed actions against enemy convoys and trains, attacks against enemy detachments, acts of sabotages etc. A national hero, she died aged 89.
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