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Today, we remember the liberation of Auschwitz and the 1.1 million people who were murdered there.
Let's also remember Sebastien Jean Marie Sonnery, the Mayor of Chamelet, who also lost his life at the hands of the Nazis.

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At around 9:30 29 December 1943 the Germans arrived here in the hamlet of La Chapelle - Jean Marie Sonnery, mayor of Chamelet was arrested. #lifebehindbars #ecrivelo

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Inspection panel from retractable undercarriage housing on de Havilland Mosquito.

An inspection panel from the Mosquito recovered when it crashed in the Fôret du Brou in July 44.

In my book Écrivélo, I discuss the Saucepans for Spitfires campaign of the 1940’s and why the scheme went full circle in this part of France.

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Picture of a Book called ECRIVELO - Journey’s Through War-Torn Europe on my Bike.

Just a few more rides, a few more people to see and achieves to search …
It won’t be long before I divulge, exactly what happened.
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