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Joseph Boczov

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Hungarian-French resistance member

ScientistsLived 1905 to 1944 · aged 38
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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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1972mort pour la France
1947Resistance Medal

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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. 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.

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deceased
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Lived 1905 to 1944 · aged 38
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