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Information gathered by students at Argelès-Gazost secondary school about Henri Cazaux's escape route from his home to the Spanish border.

Every summer for the past 30 years, the association "Le chemin de la Liberté" de Saint-Girons en hashtag#Couserans has organized a four-day memorial and sporting hashtag#randonnée along one of the most difficult escape routes of the 39-45 war through the central Pyrenees to northern Spain, between Saint-Girons and Esterri d'Aneu. It was the route most often used by smugglers, as the complexity and vastness of the terrain made it difficult for the occupying forces to monitor. A [...]

Another step towards the submission of our application to the European Institute of Cultural Routes, Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme Professor Robert Belot of the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, who co-chairs our scientific committee, discovered the Chemin de la Liberté at hashtag#Marignac, the historic station at hashtag#Saléchan, and took part in a working session on the preparation of our application. Professor Robert Belot of the Université Jean Monnet [...]

The clandestine escape from France over the Pyrenees, between France and Spain, is a unique phenomenon in the history of the Second World War, and perhaps in all of history. And yet, those who lived through this perilous adventure have always felt left out of the collective memory. It's as if a misfortune of memory has pursued them. I'm proud to have devoted the first comprehensive study to this little-known page of history in my book Aux [...].

BD - Crossing the Pyrenees in October 1943 My name is Josette. A long time ago, on foot, with my parents and other people. I was a little girl. It was wartime and we wanted to live, without being in danger. We escaped. It was cold... Comic strip: Crossing the Pyrenees in October 1943