Odette Andréa Maujean (née Dromain)
Military
Object Number - HU 141118 - Portrait of Odette Maujean c.1944
Odette Maujean was the wife of Pierre Maujean, commander of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) in the Aisne area. Odette and Pierre assisted in the evasion of a number of Allied fliers during the war.
Odette was shot and killed by the SS Panzer division on 30 August 1944, when they launched an attack on Tavaux, which killed 21 people and destroyed 84 homes. Odette's remains were doused in petrol and set alight in the presence of her children.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14161481
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: French
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37575877
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 April 1914 | ||
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Died |
Tavaux-et-Pontséricourt | 30 August 1944 | Atrocity report on the death of Odette Maujean, compiled by her husband Pierre, and provided as evidence during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg 31 January 1946 During the afternoon of that day soldiers of the Adolf Hitler Division arrived at Tavaux. They appeared at the home of M. Maujean, who was leader of the resistance. His wife opened the door. Without explanation they shot at her, wounding her in the thigh and also in the lower jaw. They dragged her to the kitchen and broke one arm and one leg in the presence of her children, aged 9, 8, 7, and 6 years, and 8 months. They poured inflammable liquid over Madame Maujean and set fire to her in front of the children. The elder son held his little sister, 8 months old, in his arms. Then they told the children that they would shoot them if they did not tell them where their father was. The children said nothing, although they knew the whereabouts of their father. Before leaving they took the children to the cellar and locked them in. Then the Germans poured gasoline on the house and set it on fire. The fire was put out and the children were saved. |
Revisions
IWM object history file for Personal papers of John Ingbert Snede
Transcript of Nuremberg Trial Proceedings, 31 January 1946
Biography at Le Maitron (in French), further information provided by Alain Nice historian
Biography at Le Maitron (in French), further information provided by Alain Nice historian
