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Yvette Lundy was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. She provided the inspiration for the character of "Mademoiselle Lise Lundi" in Tony Gatlif's 2009 film, Kokoro. Yvette Lundy Age She was born on 22 April 1916 and died on 3 November 2019. She was 103 years old.

Early life

She was born at Oger, the youngest of seven siblings, into a family of agricultural workers originating from the Reims area. In 1938 she began working as a teacher at Gorges. During May 1940, as the Battle of France began, she fled the area but returned two months later.

Wartime activities

As a Resistance worker in occupied France, Lundy began providing official documents to the escapees of the camp in Bazancourt and to the Jewish families. She helped communist Marcel Nautré, and others involved in the Possum network, to avoid being detected by the authorities, as well as to the refuge of free French fighters parachuted in the region. Lundy was arrested on June 19, 1944, in her classroom in Gionges and was interrogated by the Gestapo in Châlons-sur-Marne, where she was later imprisoned. From there, she was taken to Romainville and, on July 18, 1944, she was deported, first to Saarbrücken Neue Bremm and then to Ravensbrück concentration camp on transport No. 47360. On November 16 of the same year, she was transferred to the concentration camp from Buchenwald. Her sister Berthe was also imprisoned in Germany and her older brother Lucien was admitted to the Auschwitz concentration camp; Both survived. His other brother, Georges, did not survive his internment and died in Schörzingen. Yvette Lundy was released from Schlieben by the Red Army on April 20, 1945 and flew to France in a month.

Post-war

Lundy remained silent about his experiences of war until 1959, for the sake of his family. After that date, he started going to schools to share his testimony. His visits were extremely popular among students. Lundy's memoirs, Le Fil de l'araignée, co-written with Laurence Barbarot-Boisson, were published in 2012. At the age of 101, she was awarded the honor of Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur. He died in November 2019 at the age of 103.

Yvette Lundy Camp Dehumanization

Lundy would never forget the dehumanization she experienced there from the beginning when she was forced to undress in front of the SS officers. “The body is naked and the brain is suddenly tattered. You are like a hole, a hole full of emptiness, and if you look around you it is more empty, "Lundy said.

Yvette Lundy Released

On 20 April 1945, Lundy was freed from Schlieben by the Red Army and within a month she was flown back to France.

Yvette Lundy TV Appearance

She also inspired a character of “Mademoiselle Lise Lundi” in  Tony Gatlif’s 2009 French film Korkoro, which follows a Gypsy family under threat from the Nazis.

Yvette Lundy Reconciliation Message

Lundy remained silent about her war experiences for almost 15 years until 1959, for her family’s sake. After that date, she began going into schools to share her testimony. Her visits proved extremely popular with French and German students promoting a message of reconciliation. “Still today, I think of the camp at one point each day… often at night before I fall asleep,” she told AFP news agency in 2017.

Yvette Lundy Death and Cause

According to the Authorities, Lundy died on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in the northern French town of Epernay, due to natural causes at the age of 103.

Yvette Lundy Memoir

Lundy’s memoir, Le Fil de l’araignée, co-written with Laurence Barbarot-Boisson, was published in 2012.

Yvette Lundy Awards

At the age of 101, Lundy was awarded the honor of Grand Officier de la Légion d’honneur.

Yvette Lundy Tributes

Epernay's mayor, Franck Leroy, paid tribute to Ms. Lundy on social media on Sunday, calling her "an example for all of us." She "represented the honor of France during the darkest hours of our history," he wrote. Eric Girardin, deputy in the National Assembly of France, tweeted that "he learned sadly of the death of Yvette Lundy, a great lady of the Resistance." Read the full article