Born: 16 June 1912, France
Died: 23 October 1995
Country most active: France
Also known as: Alice Poyet
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Eighty years after their Liberation, France continues to commemorate French Resistance fighters and Allied veterans from WWII. May 27th is known as National Resistance Day in France. It commemorate the first meeting of the National Resistance Council (CNR) which occurred on that date in 1943. On May 27th, 2024, in the presence of the family of Alice Arteil, a secondary school in Le Mayet-de Montagne, was renamed in honor of French Resistant Alice Arteil. Arteil was one of the only women to command her own Resistance group. Her knowledge of the mountainous and woody terrain was invaluable for the rescue missions and the general activities of the group. Her natural leadership ability and temerity earned her the respect of all whom she worked with, and she was honored with the Croix de Guerre on Sept 30th, 1944 in Lamarche-sur-Saône in the commune of Côte d’Or (Eastern France).