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French Taste Cola

Parisians bar patrons try Coca Cola for the first time as it makes its way to France, 1950.

Coca-Cola (often referred to simply as Coke) is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients, which were kola nuts (a source of caffeine) and coca leaves. The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret, although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published.

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Georges Blind mock execution 1944

Georges Blind was born on November 17, 1904 in Belfort.

In 1941, he became a member of the Resistance of Ferrand Group. He operated during the night between the territory of Belfort and Alsace with the ambulance of the fire brigade. he was carrying officials of the Resistance, wanted people, weapons, intelligence and clandestine newspapers.

He was arrested by the Feldgendarmerie on 14 October 1944 in Belfort.

He underwent a mock execution between October 15 and October 23, 1944 before the citadel of Belfort. A photo immortalizes the fact as being the 'Smiling Shot'. This simulacrum was meant to make him speak to denounce his comrades.

This was a mock execution as an attempt to get Georges Blind, a French resistance fighter, to talk.

You can noticed that how Nazi soldiers placed Georges Blind at the corner of the building rather than against the stereotypical flat wall.

Georges didn’t talk.  Georges did not divulge any information. He was later sent to a concentration camp, where he was selected for termination on arrival, and he died in later November 1944.

Place where the smiling shot was taken in Belfort

Place where the smiling shot was taken in Belfort. This phote has taken in 2015 and source of this picture is Wikipedia.

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Simone Segouin 1944

Simone Segouin, known as nom de guerre Nicole Minet (born October 3, 1925, Thivars, Eure-et-Loir) is a former French resistance fighter who served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans group.

Simone Segoui was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on August 23, 1944 in the fall of Chartres and at the Liberation of Paris [1], and was awarded the Croix de Guerre engagement. Her name given a name on a street in Courville-sur-Eure.

Simone Segouin

The gun she’s holding is a German MP-40. Many German weapons were captured and used by the French Resistance. The gun was effective in close quarters, due to its automatic fire and moderate stopping power against regular infantry enemies. The MP-40 was often called the “Schmeisser” by the Allies, after weapons designer Hugo Schmeisser.

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