Jean-Pierre Lévy (resistance leader)

Jean-Pierre Lévy was a French industrialist and prominent resistance leader during the Second World War. Born in 1911, he initially worked in the textile industry before being called up as a reserve officer prior to the war. Following the fall of France, Lévy became involved in the resistance movement, co-founding the Franc-Tireur movement in 1941. He played a key role in the organization, leading it and editing its newspaper.

Lévy's resistance activities expanded as he met with Jean Moulin and agreed to help coordinate resistance movements in France. He joined the directorate of the Mouvements unis de la Résistance (MUR) and traveled to London and Algiers in 1943 to meet with other resistance leaders and Charles de Gaulle. Although he was arrested in October 1943, Lévy was freed by a MUR raid and continued his resistance work, joining the National Council of the Resistance. He was present in Paris during its liberation in August 1944, and passed away in 1996 at the age of 85.