Last Paths to Freedom. French Girl Guides in resistance to Nazi Germany
by Thomas Seiterich
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Summer 1940. Nazi Germany annexes Alsace, but not without resistance: in the Catholic parish of St. Jean, very close to the Great Synagogue, six French Girl Guides opened an underground border crossing for opponents of the regime, Jews, Communists and the military. They explored and found secret routes across the Vosges to the west, and south to Switzerland. By the time the Gestapo picked them up in 1942, they had brought around 500 people to safety. Freisler tried them in 1943 and sentenced six of them to death by guillotine. Pope Pius XII demanded that the women be spared. And Hitler did indeed pardon them – with the proviso that they were not allowed to know. They all survived.
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Chosen by the Jury of "New Books in German" - translation funding for English edition
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Anyone who reads ‘Last Paths to Freedom’ will find themselves asking why no film has yet been made about these courageous young girls and women; why the Franco-German Youth Office and the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe haven’t found a joint ‘path to remembrance’ yet.
Michael Blume, Spektrum.de
The help provided by the six women, Christians and girl guides, was a simply incredible achievement. They walked in constant fear, with fugitives in tow, over mountains, through valleys and forests and meadows – until they reached safer ground. It is crucial that their story be remembered; in these present times, we should all take to heart their love for their fellow humans. To help us work towards a future where there is no room for hatred.
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Author Biography
Thomas Seiterich studied history, sociology and theology in Freiburg, Jerusalem and
Frankfurt. Doctorate for "Left, Free and Catholic" about Walter Dirks, the great publicist
and editor of the Frankfurter Hefte. Thomas Seiterich was editor of the critical
left-wing Christian magazine Publik Forum from 1980 until 2020. He has authored
and edited numerous books. Today he lives and writes in Ulm.
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- Publisher S. Hirzel Verlag
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783777631912
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 24 EUR
- Pages208
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLetzte Wege in die Freiheit. Sechs Pfadfinderinnen im Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus
- Original Language Authorsgerman
- Edition1st
- Copyright Year2023
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