Oh, Those French Girls...

[JimGinPA]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Segouin



Simone Segouin, mostly known by her codename, Nicole Minet, was only 18-years-old when the Germans invaded. Her first act of rebellion was to steal a bicycle from a German military administration, and to slice the tires of all of the other bikes and motorcycles so they couldn't pursue her. She found a pocket of the Resistance and joined the fight, using the stolen bike to deliver messages between Resistance groups.

She was an extremely fast learner and quickly became an expert at tactics and explosives. She led teams of Resistance fighters to capture German troops, set traps, and sabotage German equipment. As the war dragged on, her deeds escalated to derailing German trains, blocking roads, blowing up bridges and helping to create a German-free path to help the Allied forces retake France from the inside. She was never caught.

Segouin was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944, and then the liberation of Paris two days later. She was promoted to lieutenant and awarded several medals, including the Croix de Guerre. After the war, she studied medicine and became a pediatric nurse. She is still going strong, and this October (2021) she will turn 96.

[Skittles]

1. this is why I cringe when repukes call the French "surrender monkeys"

they have ZERO CLUE of the history of French people during the war

[mitch96]

15. There is something about a girl with white sox, shorts and a schmeizer that gets my heart aFlutter..

[mitch96]

18. She is defiantly ANTIFA!!!... I can tell by the sox...;) nt

[wnylib]

23. If this happened in the US,

today's Republicans would turn her in and enlist in the German army.

[GeoWilliam750]

3. Hats off to her!

[whathehell]

4. What?..No French 'boys'?

I want to admire their "gams".

[denbot]

5. That is Delta Force/Seal level special warfare!

Salute!

[1cheapbeemr]

6. Had this pic on my screensaver at work

Like Patton said - The nazis are the enemy! Wade into them! ...And if you're a French cutie, by all means wear culottes while doing so....

[Foolacious]

7. She was only 14 years old when France was invaded! Wow! N/T

[TomVilmer]

8. Women with guns...

Patty Hearst


Ulrike Meinhof


I do not have that fetish, but here are some more...

[whathehell]

10. Boys with buns

https://pin.it/cjY0wgp

[TomVilmer]

11. Very nice association :)

- I never had a bun, but my one strangely thin hair braid are longer than Willie Nelson's.

[whathehell]

13. Really?

[TomVilmer]

17. 19 inches!

[zanana1]

9. What an inspiration!

Why is it that I've never heard of her before? I've done quite a bit of research into the Nazi regime but I guess I'm not well versed in the French Resistance. Some heroes go unnoticed. Thank you, jimgin PA!

[whathehell]

12. "some heroes go unnoticed"

Yes, and even when they are, their accomplishments are often given a backseat to their "sexiness".

[Freedomofspeech]

14. What an amazing woman...

[Fla Dem]

19. Bravo to Simone for her patriotism and courage.

[gratuitous]

20. I wonder about the photo

It doesn't look staged to me; Simone appears to be quite intent on something off to the left. Who took her photo? What were the circumstances? Was the photographer just in the right place at the right time or are there other photos like this? Considering Simone's counterespionage activities a clear shot of her face was very dangerous for her.

In short, positively amazing to have this photo.

[whistler162]

21. Likely part of a photo series taken by

American photographer Robert Capa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Segouin

[Lady Freedom Returns]

22. She's a lady that I would love to meet!

She stood up against the Nazis and then stood up to illness. She seems like a gal that I could happily call a friend.