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Émilienne Mopty | |
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| Born | October 29, 1917 |
| Died | January 18, 1943 (aged 25) |
| Spouse | Adrien Mopty (1925) |
Émilienne Marie Mopty (29 October 1917 - 18 January 1943) was a French Resistance fighter who led demonstrations supporting the 1941 Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike. In 1942, she was executed.
Early and personal life
[edit]Mopty was born on the 29th of October 1917 in Harnes to Catherine Dedourges and miner Anatole-François Wantiez.[1] Her biological father was Émile Beudot.[1]
She married Adrien Mopty, a miner, on the 30th of May 1925.[1] Together, they had three children.[1]
Role in the French Resistance
[edit]In 1941, organised and lead women in demonstrations supporting the Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike.[1] They blocked roads to prevent the passage of police cars and German armored vehicles.[1]
She was arrested for her participation in the strike but shortly released.[1] On the 14th of May 1942, she was arrested again but escaped through a toilet window.[1] Local newspapers published her photos and declared her a wanted criminal.[1]
Mopty became a liason agent for Charles Debarge.[1] She transported weapons and explosives and looked for hideouts for the resistance.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]On the 16th of September 1942, Mopty was arrested by the French gendarmerie while her group were planning to attack a firing squad.[1] She was sentenced to death in Arras.[1] As the Germans did not execute women in France, she was deported on January 12th to Brussels and then moved to Cologne.[1] On January 18th, she was executed.[1]
In 1948, her body was repatriated to France.[1]
Her name is inscribed on the Harnes war memorial and on the steles of Montigny-en-Gohelle and Villeparisis.[1]