Frantxia Haltzuet
Basque resistance fighter during WWII and deported in Ravensbruck
About Frantxia Haltzuet
Lived 1908 – 1945 (aged 36). Frantxia Haltzuet was a French and Spanish peasant and resistance fighter.
Frantxia Haltzuet (Francia Usandizanga) was a Basque resistance fighter and member of the Comet line.
Life before the war Frantxia was born in Bera, Navarre, Spain on August 29, 1908, she married her husband, Filipe Usandizaga in 1930 and had three children. Her husband Filipe died in 1939.
World War 2 During World War 2 Frantxia joined the Comet Line, a Resistance organization that help smuggle allied troops from France and Belgium to Spain. Frantxia used her farmhouse in Urrugne where her three children lived and a Spanish refugee Juan Larburu.
Legacy On April 12 2025, the 80th anniversary of her death, a school in Bera and the mayor of the town paid tribute to her and placed a plaque on lectern in honour of her and renamed Altzate square after her.
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Who was Frantxia Haltzuet?
Basque resistance fighter during WWII and deported in Ravensbruck
When was Frantxia Haltzuet born?
Frantxia Haltzuet was born on 29 August 1908 in Bera.
When did Frantxia Haltzuet die?
Frantxia Haltzuet died on 12 April 1945.
What was Frantxia Haltzuet's occupation?
Frantxia Haltzuet was a peasant and resistance fighter.
What nationality was Frantxia Haltzuet?
Frantxia Haltzuet was French and Spanish.
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