Yahi Saïd (in Arabic: ياحي سعيد) (1902- August 19, 1944), born around 1902 in Dar El Mizan, French Algeria, and executed on August 19, 1944, in Rioupéroux, was an Algerian resistance fighter of the Maquis de l'Oisans, executed by the Gestapo. His body was found in a mass grave in Livet-et-Gavet.
Yahi Saïd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902 Dar El Mizan, French Algeria |
| Died | August 19, 1944 Rioupéroux |
| Occupation | Resistance fighter |
Youth
editYahi Saïd was born in Dar El Mizan in 1902; his parents' names were Seliman and Amziaï Sadior.[1] He settled in Livet-et-Gavet, in Isère, where he worked as a laborer.[1]
Resistance
editDuring World War II, Saïd joined the Armée secrète and joined the Maquis de l'Oisans[2] and the Lamy company[3] along with one of his Algerian comrades, Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz.[4][5] In 1944, the two resistance fighters were arrested by the Gestapo and subsequently tortured.[1][4] Finally, in August 1944, as Operation Dragoon allowed the Allied forces to seize the south of France and quickly advance towards Isère, they were both summarily executed with a shot to the back of the neck.[1][5] Their bodies were found in mass graves in the vicinity of Livet-et-Gavet.[1][5][6]
Legacy
editSince Yahi Saïd was celibate, had no children, and his parents were deceased, he was not recognized by the Ministry of Defense.[1] However, his name appears on commemorative plaques in Isère, although it is sometimes misspelled.[3][7]
References
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- ^ a b Mondafrique, La rédaction de (2022-08-09). "Ces héros maghrébins oubliés 1939-1945 (volet 3), le clan des fusillés". Mondafrique (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b c "AZOUZ Méhédine ben Mohamed - Maitron". fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Lefebvre-Filleau, Jean-Paul (2022). Les résistants de Dieu: chrétiens, juifs et musulmans unis contre le nazisme en France occupée. Éditions du Rocher. ISBN 978-2-268-10737-0.
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