Generosa Cortina Roig

Generosa Cortina Roig (born on April 19, 1910, in Son, Alt Àneu, Pallars Sobirà - died on December 30, 1987 in Toulouse), was a significant figure in the French Resistance during World War II and concentration camps survivor.

Biography

Early life Generosa Cortina Roig was born on April 19, 1910, in Son, Alt Àneu, Pallars Sobirà. She was the daughter of Bàrbara and Antoni Jaume from the Moreu household. In 1925, she immigrated to France as economic immigrant, settling in Granges-sur-Lot, where one of her sisters was already living.

During World War II During World War II, Generosa Cortina and her husband, became actively involved in the Resistance. They participated in both the Françoise escape network and the Belgian intelligence network Jean.

On April 13, 1944, the arrest of a Belgian agent by the German army led to the downfall of the SOL line. On April 15, Cortina was arrested by the Gestapo, tortured, and imprisoned. She was first imprisoned Caffarelli barracks, then transferred to Saint-Michel prison in Toulouse. The train left Toulouse on 3 July 1944 with 750 deportees, 221 of whom were Spanish, and finally reached Dachau on 28 August 1944, 54 days after its departure. There, she was assigned prisoner number 93.882.

Between April 19 and 21, 1945, as Allied troops approached, the SS initiated a forced march of prisoners, known as a death march.

In 2020, a plaque was placed in front of her birthplace in Son as part of the Memory Spaces Network.