Roger Francois collection

Identifier: irn522393
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522393

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Guy Francois, the son of Roger Francois.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of medals, books, a diary, and a scrapbook relating to the experience of Roger Francois in the Belgian resistance and in Buchenwald and Flossenburg concentration camps during the Holocaust.

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Roger François papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516386
- English
- 1936-1990
- oversize boxes 2
- Updated 1 year ago
The Roger François papers consist of a scrapbook and diary documenting the life and experiences of Roger François, an active member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II who was captured and imprisoned at the Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps. The diary was written in Dutch by Roger from 1944-1945 and documents his life and experiences during the war, including recounting his experiences imprisoned in Buchenwald and Flossenbürg. The scrapbook contains original and copies of wartime and post-war documents including a birth verification, identification and membership ca...
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516388
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Book owned by Roger François, an active member of the Belgian Resistance in German occupied Belgium during WWII. He was arrested by the Germans and interned at Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps.
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516389
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Book owned by Roger François, an active member of the Belgian Resistance in German occupied Belgium during WWII. He was arrested by the Germans and interned at Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps.
Croix du Prisonnier Politique de la Guerre 1940-1945 medal with ribbon, 2 stars, awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516390
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cross of the Political Prisoner of War, 1940-1945 medal with ribbon, with two stars, awarded to Roger Francois by the government of Belgium for his service to his country during World War II. The cross pattée medal had an embossed inverted red triangle with a B to represent the prison badge that identified them as Belgian political prisoners and a blue and white striped ribbon representing prison uniforms. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration ...
City of Ghent Commemorative Medal 1940-1945 medal with ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516403
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
City of Ghent Commemorative Medal 1940-1945 medal with ribbon awarded to Roger Francois by the city of Ghent, Belgium, to honor his service in the Belgian resistance during the German occupation, May 1940-September 1944. The German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-ups and in finding places to live in hiding. He was captured and interned at Buchenwald and F...
Commemorative Medal of the War 1940-1945 medal and ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516404
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medal and ribbon awarded to Roger Francois by the Belgian government in 1947 for his service to his country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-ups and in finding places to live in hiding. He was captured and interned at Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration c...
Medal de la Resistance Armee 1940-1945 medal and ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516406
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medal of the Armed Resistance awarded to Roger Francois by the Belgian government in 1946 for his service in the resistance to the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944. The colors of the ribbon are symbolic: black for the period of occupation, green for hope, and red for blood lost in the fight. The German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-...
Military Decoration for Loyalty medal, ribbon, and chevron awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516407
- English
- 1941-1945
- overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medal with ribbon and chevron awarded to Roger Francois by the government of Belgium for his service to his country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-ups and in finding places to live in hiding. He was captured and interned at Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concent...
King Leopold III Croix de Guerre 1940-1945 medal, ribbon, and gold palm citation awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516408
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
King Leopold III Croix de Guerre medal, ribbon,and palm citation awarded to Roger Francois by the Belgian government for bravery and his service to his country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-ups and in finding places to live in hiding. He was captured and in...
Order of Leopold II Knight class medal, ribbon and silver palm citation awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516409
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Order of Leopold II Chevalier medal, ribbon, and silver palm citation awarded to Roger Francois by the Belgian government for his service to his country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to concentration camps; the Belgian civil service did not cooperate. By 1942, there was a significant resistance movement. Francois actively assisted Jews in avoiding these round-ups and in finding places to live in hiding. He was captured and interned ...
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517614
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Book owned by Roger François, an active member of the Belgian Resistance in German occupied Belgium during WWII. He was arrested by the Germans and interned at Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps. The book was written by Clark Kinnaird and published by Pilot Press in 1945.