During the Second World War, while her father Henri supplied the maquis, Émilie Noé and her sister were liaison officers. They would pick up the folds from the maquis and take them to the people in charge of the buses which provided the link between Bligny and Dijon. On March 30, 1944, Émilie Noé was arrested and then deported. She will survive the death camps. She was the youngest deportee from Côte-d’Or.
A great witness to the resistance in Côte-d’Or, she intervened, even recently, in many colleges and high schools to bring this history of resistance to life and awaken the consciences of our young people. ” I went through a disciplinary camp where prisoners in chains were circling around a pool. They were skeletal, dirty, in rags. When one of them fell to the ground, the German dogs would drag him. It was horrible. »She confided to our colleagues fromGood publicin 2014.
The tribute of the deputy mayor of Dijon, delegate to veterans, Benoît Bordat
In a press release, the deputy mayor of Dijon delegated to veterans, Benoît Bordat explains that the Dijon municipality had “the honor of having her by our side during the commemorations for the liberation of Dijon on September 11. Through her courageous commitment, Émilie Noé will remain an example for us. Her messages and her testimonials were precious for the youth. She defended the values of fraternity and courage which were dear to him, transmitted by his parents Henri and Yvonne Fournier. Dijon will continue, in conjunction with the Sponsorship Committee of the national school competition for resistance and deportation (CNSRD) in which Émilie Noé was very involved, this precious work of memory to recall the major role of those who fought to defend freedom and fraternity against Nazi barbarism. “
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