Joseph Boczov
Romanian chemical engineer · Hungary · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1905 to 1944 · aged 38
Joseph Boczov or József Boczor, aka Ferenc Wolff was a Romanian chemical engineer, Hungarian Jew, and volunteer fighter for the French liberation army FTP-MOI. In 1942 Boczov founded and led the 4th detachment, called the dérailleurs, as they specialized in derailing trains.
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A specialist in explosives, Boczov had participated in military operations during the Spanish Civil War. He was executed in 1944 by the Germans after a show trial in Paris of the Manouchian Group.
