Blind was born in Belfort, France in 1904.[2]
In 1941, Blind became a member of the Resistance. He operated at night, between the territory of Belfort and Alsace, with ambulance paramedics and firefighters. They conveyed secretly members of the Resistance, those sought by the authorities, weapons, intelligence and clandestine newspapers.
Blind was arrested in Belfort by a Nazi patrol on 14 October 1944. On 24 October, with other prisoners he was taken from Belfort to a camp in Schirmeck, Alsace. Two days later, they were transported to Dachau concentration camp, arriving there in late October.[3] The Germans used multiple mock executions to try to make Blind give up information but Blind refused to speak to his captors.
Blind died in the so called 'Arbeitslager Blechhammer' in Blachownia Śląska, Poland, in October 1944.[4] He was not executed by firing squad. The photo was a mock execution as an attempt to get Georges Blind to talk. The exact date of his death is not known. He gained fame when this photo of him standing against a wall in the camp in Belfort smiling with Nazi marksmen pointing their weapons at Blind. A German soldier took the photo in Belfort, France. The image was published across the world mostly in newspapers and magazines.[5].
Awards and decorations
Resistance medal
Blind was posthumously promoted to sergeant of the French Forces of the Interior and was awarded the following decorations:[6]
In 1941, Blind became a member of the Resistance. He operated at night, between the territory of Belfort and Alsace, with ambulance paramedics and firefighters. They conveyed secretly members of the Resistance, those sought by the authorities, weapons, intelligence and clandestine newspapers.
Blind was arrested in Belfort by a Nazi patrol on 14 October 1944. On 24 October, with other prisoners he was taken from Belfort to a camp in Schirmeck, Alsace. Two days later, they were transported to Dachau concentration camp, arriving there in late October.[3] The Germans used multiple mock executions to try to make Blind give up information but Blind refused to speak to his captors.
Blind died in the so called 'Arbeitslager Blechhammer' in Blachownia Śląska, Poland, in October 1944.[4] He was not executed by firing squad. The photo was a mock execution as an attempt to get Georges Blind to talk. The exact date of his death is not known. He gained fame when this photo of him standing against a wall in the camp in Belfort smiling with Nazi marksmen pointing their weapons at Blind. A German soldier took the photo in Belfort, France. The image was published across the world mostly in newspapers and magazines.[5].
Awards and decorations
Resistance medal
Blind was posthumously promoted to sergeant of the French Forces of the Interior and was awarded the following decorations:[6]
Blind was born in Belfort, France in 1904.[2]
In 1941, Blind became a member of the Resistance. He operated at night, between the territory of Belfort and Alsace, with ambulance paramedics and firefighters. They conveyed secretly members of the Resistance, those sought by the authorities, weapons, intelligence and clandestine newspapers.
Blind was arrested in Belfort by a Nazi patrol on 14 October 1944. On 24 October, with other prisoners he was taken from Belfort to a camp in Schirmeck, Alsace. Two days later, they were transported to Dachau concentration camp, arriving there in late October.[3] The Germans used multiple mock executions to try to make Blind give up information but Blind refused to speak to his captors.
Blind died in the so called 'Arbeitslager Blechhammer' in Blachownia Śląska, Poland, in October 1944.[4] He was not executed by firing squad. The photo was a mock execution as an attempt to get Georges Blind to talk. The exact date of his death is not known. He gained fame when this photo of him standing against a wall in the camp in Belfort smiling with Nazi marksmen pointing their weapons at Blind. A German soldier took the photo in Belfort, France. The image was published across the world mostly in newspapers and magazines.[5].
Awards and decorations
Resistance medal
Blind was posthumously promoted to sergeant of the French Forces of the Interior and was awarded the following decorations:[6]
In 1941, Blind became a member of the Resistance. He operated at night, between the territory of Belfort and Alsace, with ambulance paramedics and firefighters. They conveyed secretly members of the Resistance, those sought by the authorities, weapons, intelligence and clandestine newspapers.
Blind was arrested in Belfort by a Nazi patrol on 14 October 1944. On 24 October, with other prisoners he was taken from Belfort to a camp in Schirmeck, Alsace. Two days later, they were transported to Dachau concentration camp, arriving there in late October.[3] The Germans used multiple mock executions to try to make Blind give up information but Blind refused to speak to his captors.
Blind died in the so called 'Arbeitslager Blechhammer' in Blachownia Śląska, Poland, in October 1944.[4] He was not executed by firing squad. The photo was a mock execution as an attempt to get Georges Blind to talk. The exact date of his death is not known. He gained fame when this photo of him standing against a wall in the camp in Belfort smiling with Nazi marksmen pointing their weapons at Blind. A German soldier took the photo in Belfort, France. The image was published across the world mostly in newspapers and magazines.[5].
Awards and decorations
Resistance medal
Blind was posthumously promoted to sergeant of the French Forces of the Interior and was awarded the following decorations:[6]
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