Missak manouchian biography of george

Missak Manouchian, born in in Adiyaman, Ottoman Empire, experienced the trauma of losing his parents during the Armenian Genocide.

Missak Manouchian.

Missak Manouchian.

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Born in , in the small village of Adyiaman, Türqyie, from an Armenian family, Missak Manouchian survived the Armenian genocide of

Missak Manouchian fought the Nazis after fleeing the Armenian Genocide for France in the s, now some call for him to enter the French Pantheon.

Using the pseudonym, “Georges,” Manouchian was a charismatic poet and, like Tchakarian, an Armenian.

After spending his early years in an orphanage in Lebanon, he relocated to France in In Paris, he engaged in various manual jobs while cultivating his passion for literature and political activism. His commitment to social justice led him to join the French Communist Party in , where he became deeply involved in advocating for immigrant and worker rights. 

With the outbreak of World War II, Manouchian emerged as a prominent figure in the French Resistance.

He took on a leadership role within the FTP-MOI (Francs-tireurs et partisans - Main-d'œuvre immigrée), a resistance group predominantly composed of immigrant fighters. Under his command, the group executed numerous significant operations against the Nazi occupation in Paris.

One of their most notable achievements was the assassination of Julius Ritter, a high-ranking Nazi official responsible for