Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz

Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz, also known as Mehedine Mohedine Azouz, was an Algerian resistance fighter of the Maquis de l'Oisans executed by the Gestapo. His body was found in a mass grave in Livet-et-Gavet.

Youth

Mehedine Ben Mohamed Azouz was born in La Messéha in 1914; his parents names were Mohamed and Sabira Bent Kaddour. He settled in Livet-et-Gavet, in Isère, where he worked as a laborer.

Resistance

During World War II, Azouz joined the Armée secrète, the Maquis de l'Oisans, and the Lamy company, alongside one of his Algerian comrades, Yahi Saïd. In 1944, both resistance fighters were arrested by the Gestapo and tortured. In August 1944, as Operation Dragoon allowed the Allied forces to seize the South of France and quickly advance towards Isère, Azouz and Saïd were summarily executed by a gunshot to the back of the neck. Their bodies were found in mass graves in the vicinity of Livet-et-Gavet.

Legacy

Azouz was recognized by the Ministry of Defense, and his name appears on the memorials of the Maquis de l'Oisans.