Francisco Griéguez Pina (25 October 1918 – 20 June 2018) was a Spanish soldier from Murcia who fought in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He was the last survivor of the Nazi concentration camps from Murcia.
Francisco Griéguez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco Griéguez Pina |
| Born | 25 October 1918 Murcia, Spain |
| Died | 20 June 2018 (aged 99) Gardanne, France |
| Allegiance | Republican faction |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Spouse(s) | Juana |
Francisco Griéguez was born 25 October 1918 in Murcia. As a young man, he worked in a toy factory before the Spanish Civil War began. At age 17, Griéguez enlisted as a Republican volunteer.[1]
In 1939, following the Catalonia Offensive by the Nationalists, Griéguez went into exile in France.[1] There, he joined the 27th Company of Spanish Workers, which was bound to defend the Maginot Line from German forces. In June 1940, Griéguez was arrested by the Gestapo.[2] He was sent to Stalag XII-D, a prisoner-of-war camp in Trier. On 3 April 1941, he was transferred to the Mauthausen concentration camp. On 5 May 1945, over four years later, Mauthausen was liberated by US forces. Griéguez returned to France, where he settled in Gardanne.[1]
In 1975, following the death of Francisco Franco, Griéguez was able to visit Spain, although he continued living in Gardanne.[1]
By 2017, Griéguez was the last living Murcian survivor of the Nazi concentration camps.[3]
Griéguez died 20 June 2018 in Gardanne at the age of 99. He was survived by his wife Juana.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Peñalber, Víctor (20 June 2018). "Fallece Francisco Griéguez, el murciano superviviente de Mauthausen". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Fallece el murciano Francisco Griéguez, uno de los prisioneros de Mauthausen". La Verdad (in Spanish). Vocento. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Hernández, Carlos (2017-06-29). "La ciudad de Murcia aprueba reconocer y homenajear a sus vecinos deportados a los campos nazis". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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