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Heroes of the Resistance

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Heroes of the Resistance is a set of twenty-three stamps issued from 1957 to 1961 by La Poste, commemorating 27 members of the French Resistance who died during the Occupation of France between 1940 and 1945 (apart from Edmond Debeaumarché, who died in 1959). Of the 27, two were Catholic monks and nuns and three were women.[citation needed]

Commemorated heroes

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Issued 18 May 1957[1]: 1136 
Issued 19 April 1958[1]: 1137 
Issued 25 April 1959[1]: 1138 
Jean-Marie Arthus (1925–1943)
Jacques Baudry (1922–1943)
Pierre Benoit (1925–1943)
Pierre Grelot (1923–1943)
Lucien Legros (1924–1943)
Issued 26 March 1960[1]: 1138 
Issued 22 April 1961[1]: 1139 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kloetzel, James E., ed. (2006). Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue: Volume 2 – C–F. Sidney, OH: Scott Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89487-376-8.