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Ce jeune résistant catholique donne son nom à la première promotion du service militaire
The first class of military service will bear the name of Henri Fertet, a young Catholic resistance fighter.
Fertet was executed by firing squad at the Besançon citadel alongside 15 others after 87 days of detention and torture. He was 16 years old at the time.
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Aleteia · Cécile Séveirac
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