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French wartime resistance heroine Solange Alexandre dies aged 104

French wartime resistance heroine Solange Alexandre dies aged 104
BBC News Tuesday 10 November 2026, 13:23 UTC 1 min read
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With 30 men under her orders, she organised sabotage operations, sheltered Allied airmen and joined the fight against the occupying German forces.

With 30 men under her orders, she organised sabotage operations, sheltered Allied airmen and joined the fight against the occupying German forces.
French (ORG) Solange Alexandre (PERSON) Allied (ORG) German (ORG)
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