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#WW2

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Mar 14, 1918: Abba Kovner was born on this date in Oszmiana (now Ashmyany, Belarus). Jewish partisan leader of the Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye ("United Partisan Organization"; referred to as FPO by its Yiddish initials). The clandestine organization was established by Communist & Zionist partisans and conducted armed resistance against the Nazis. Abba Kovner, Josef Glazman and Yitzhak Wittenberg were leaders of the FPO.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kov

en.wikipedia.orgAbba Kovner - Wikipedia
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After Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975, Goikoetxea was honored with the UK’s George Medal and the French Legion of Honor. “When asked what his occupation was in the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the old smuggler said in broken English that he was in the ‘import-export business.’” He died July 27, 1980 at the age of 82. (3/3)

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Photo of Florentino Goikoetxea standing in profile, looking to the left. He is wearing a beret, white shirt, and overcoat.
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Only, they weren’t Gestapo agents, they were members of the Resistance. Goikoetxea remained in hiding until the Nazis abandoned southwestern France a month later. He survived the war, but because he remained a wanted criminal he kept a low profile in fascist Spain. (2/3)

Photo of Florentino Goikoetxea standing on a cobbled sidewalk, with railroad line behind him, and four floor residential building in the background. He is facing the camera wearing a beret, buttoned up shirt with jumper, overcoat, and trousers. He holds a box in his left hand.
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Mar 14, 1898: On this date Florentino Goikoetxea was born in Hernani, Spain. He was a Basque smuggler who served the Comet Escape Line. On July 26, 1944, he was shot 4 times by German border guards & was captured. The Germans took him to a hospital in Bayonne. On July 27, 2 Gestapo agents arrived at the hospital, demanded to take him into custody, & drove away. (1/3)

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About Basque Country · From the US, the story of Florentino Goikoetxea, the Basque "importer/exporter" of FreedomFrom the US, the story of Florentino Goikoetxea, the Basque "importer/exporter" of Freedom
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