Nicole de Hauteclocque

Nicole de Hauteclocque ( Nicole de Saint-Denis; 10 March 1913 – 18 January 1993) was a French Second World War resistance leader and politician who served in the National Assembly as the elected representative of Paris's 18th constituency between 1962 and 1986. She also served as a councillor in the 15th arrondissement of Paris from 1947 to 1989 and as a senator for Paris in the Senate from 1986 to 1993. De Hauteclocque was awarded the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, the Resistance Medal with Rosette, the Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France and the Légion d'honneur à titre militaire.

Early life On 10 March 1913, Her father, Ernest de Saint-Denis, was stationed at the barracks in Commercy and held the rank of colonel.

Career She and her parents joined the French Resistance at a meeting in Nantes in October 1940 and worked under Gilbert Renault (Colonel "Remy") until 1942, providing him with information from her relatives. De Hauteclocque moved to Paris with her daughter in late 1942. Colonel "Remy" asked radio liaison Jacques Courtaud to no longer employ De Hauteclocque in December 1942 to avoid comprising her but she was able to persuade Courtaud to make her a secretary and encryptor the following month. De Hauteclocque came into contact with an agent of a network who gave her comprehensive details on military movements in the Évreux region and on the airfields.

In June 1943, De Hauteclcocque escaped arrest when Cortuaud was detained by the Germans and ventured to Monaco with her daughter, remaining there for six weeks before returning to Paris to continue her clandestine work. She stopped working for the French Resistance in 1944.

Personal life In 1932, she married second lieutenant Pierre de Hauteclocque.