French Resistance
Archive of articles on the role of ordinary working people to resist the Nazi occupation of France.
Capdevila, Ramon Vila, 1918-1963
A short biography of anarchist Ramon Vila Capdevila, ‘Caraquemada’, one of the last of the anti-Franco guerrillas to fall.
Ramon Vila Capdevila, or ‘Caraquemada’ (Burntface) was born in Peguera, near Berga, on the 2nd April 1918. From an early age he was a member of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union the CNT. He participated in the Figola uprising in 1932.
Guigui-Theral, Albert, 1903-19?
A short biography of Algerian anarchist, mechanic and French Resistance fighter Albert Guigui-Theral.
Albert Guigui-Theral
Born 1903 - Algeria, died later than 1945 - place and date unknown
Born in Algeria, raised in Paris, Guigui-Theral returned to Algeria in 1918, working as a mechanic. As an activist he was involved in the metal workers' strikes and sent to jail for his anarchist propaganda.
