Ponzán group

The Ponzán group was an organization of guides and couriers, made up mainly of Spanish anarchists, which operated in Southern France and in Spain during World War II. It took its name from Francisco Ponzán Vidal, who was mainly responsible for the group. Its center of operations was located in Toulouse. For a source of income, the Ponzán Group worked for the Pat O'Leary escape network guiding Allied
airmen who had been shot down over German-occupied Europe to Spain and safety from capture.

History

In the words of Albert Guérisse, head of the English Pat O'Leary Line.
Robert Terres, a French agent, referred to the members of the Ponzán Group as:
Agustín Remiro, arrested and sentenced to death after a Ponzán Group mission in Spain and Portugal, wrote in a letter addressed to López from the Madrid prison: