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Henri Fertet

Henri Fertet
Born
Henri Claude Fertet

(1926-10-27)27 October 1926
Seloncourt, Doubs, France
Died26 September 1943(1943-09-26) (aged 16)[1]
Citadel of Besançon, France
Cause of deathGerman firing squad[1]
Burial placeSaint-Ferjeux Cemetery
Other namesÉmile[2][3][1] (nom de guerre)
OccupationResistance fighter
Known forFarewell letter to his parents
Awards

Henri Claude Fertet (27 October 1926 – 26 September 1943) was a French schoolboy and resistance fighter who was executed by the German occupying forces during World War II. He was posthumously awarded several national honours. He is known for the letter he wrote to his parents on the morning of his execution,[a] and he has become one of those who symbolise the French Resistance.

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